法律解释方式:从司法解释到判例

The way of Legal Interpretation:From Judicial Interpretation to Precedent

由于成文法具有一定的缺陷 ,故而法律需要通过解释才能对现实发生作用 ,这种解释法律的职能往往为司法机关所承担。司法机关对案件的判决 ,可以弥补成文法的不足并产生新的权利。判决的这种功能需要一种能够使判决相对稳定的制度来支持 ,然而 ,中国现行的司法解释不能完成这一使命 ,因此 ,本文认为 ,需要引进判例制度。英美法系与大陆法系都存在着判例制度 ,通过判例与成文法的互补 ,使法律解释以一种更贴近现实的方式进行 。

On account of the defects of statute law, a law needs interpretation when it is to act on the reality. Legal interpretation is usually given by judicial authorities, and judgements by judicial authorities can make up for the defects of the statute law as well as engender new rights. This function of judgements calls for the support of a system which can make judgements comparatively stable. The current judicial interpretation in China is unable to fulfill this task, and the introduction of case law is necessary. Case law exists both in Common Law and Civil Law, where legal interpretation is made in a way more colse to the reality by means of the cooperation of case law and statute law. In this way, the stability and flexibility of law is harmonized.