能动与协同:社区法官制度的东莞模式

Active and Collaborative: "Dongguan Model" of Community Judge

社区法官制度是人民法庭在辖区内的社区(村或居委会)设立法官工作室,指定法官驻点社区、就地化解纠纷的制度。社区法官解决的主要是民生纠纷、群体性纠纷和简单经济纠纷;社区法官主动处理非诉纠纷,法官与社区调解人协同解决诉讼纠纷。社区法官制度有利于提高纠纷解决效率、增强司法的的权威性和有效性。社区法官制度的发展进路是:建立社区法官助理"网格化"制度,以社区法官助理为平台整合基层解纷资源,完善联动机制,建立社区法官助理系统激励制度。

The Community Judge Program inaugurated by the Chinese people＇s court is intended to set up in the community within its jurisdiction a chamber while the judge may be designated to reside and settle disputes in the community.What the judge solves is mainly concerned with people＇s livelihood,collective disputes or simple economic disputes.The community judge may initiatively adopt alternative dispute resolutions or work together with community mediators to settle litigations.The Program may conduce to improving work efficiency and enhancing judicial authority.Further work needs be accomplished such as establishment of a network of judge assistants,integration of dispute solution resources relied upon judge assistants,improvement of linkage mechanism and setting up the incentive regime to encourage the work of judge assistants.