“裁量收缩理论”在国内司法实践中的运用——以行政复议案例为基础的整理

Application of 'Discretionary Contraction Theory' to Judicial Practice——Based on Administrative Reconsideration Cases

国内部分法院已有意无意地运用裁量收缩理论作出裁判,行政复议领域的张成银案与彭淑华案是其中的代表。两案作为典型案例可能已对下级法院的裁判产生了影响。裁量收缩理论并非万能,其优势在于可以迅速修补僵化的立法、避免曲解现有立法,可以仅通过个案约束裁量权,而非通过立法整体性地取消裁量权。其劣势在于其作用仅限于控制裁量权层面,且易导致司法权的过度扩张。

The discretionary contraction theory is applied in some domestic courts consciously or unconsciously, such as the Zhang Chengyin case and the Peng Shuhua case in the field of administrative reconsideration, which may already affect the lower court judgment as typical cases. However, the discretionary contraction theory is not a panacea. Although it has the advantages such as quick repair of the rigid legislation, avoidance of law misinterpretation and discretion constraint in a simple case rather than in legislation, it does have the disadvantages of limitation in to excessive expansion of jurisdiction. only discretion power control level and easy leading