“民事司法能动性”解析

Interpreting Civil Judicial Activism

在司法政策引领下,民事司法能动性日益凸显。民事司法能动性是我国民事法官依法所享有的对个案进行合理解释、平衡、选择法律适用和填补法律缺漏的能力和权力。它既不同于公法中的法官自由裁量权,又与司法能动主义有着本质区别,并在主体、对象、方法、依据和目标具有显性特质。为确保民事司法能动性的规范、合理运作,应当从民事司法能动性的原则论、目标论、限度论、方法论和保障论着手,架构民事司法能动性的科学体系。

Under the guidance of judicial policy, civil judicial activism has become increasingly promi- nent. Civil judicial activism in China refers to the ability and power granted to civil judges to explain, balance, choose applicable law and make up for the absence of certain legal provisions in particular ca- ses. It is different from both the judge＇s discretion in public law and the judicial activism. To ensure its standard and reasonable operation, we need to construct a scientific system of civil judicial activism comprising its basic principles, targets, restrictions, methodology and legal supports.