弗兰克现实主义的司法观

Frank's View of Justice from His Legal Realism

弗兰克并不排除一般的法律规则的存在,只是怀疑在具体案件中,法律规则的适用是否能导致人们预期的法院判决,法律规则本身是否可以提供人们需要遵守的理由;因此提出法官的判决才是现实的、真正的法律。司法在弗兰克那里已经不单纯是三权分立体系中相互制衡的一种因素,而且是权利、义务实现的必由之路。法律的存在与否并不在于是否由立法者或法官做出,关键的是发生实际的法律效力。强调司法过程的重要性只是弗兰克将法律与社会联系在一起考察的必然结果。

Frank does not doubt the existence of general legal rules, but he doubts whether the appli- cation of rules could result in the expected decision and whether the law could supply the reasons for people ＂s abidance in specific law suits. Therefore, he thought that judicial decision is the actual and real law. From Frank＇s standpoint, justice is not only one factor of the separation of powers, but the inevitable way to realizing rights and duties. The existence of law does not lie in whether it is made by legislators or jud- ges, but lies in legal efficiency. Emphasizing the importance of judicial process is the inevitable outcome of Frank＇s inquiry of a connection between law and society.