民事诉讼中的当事人亲自出庭制度

On Litigant Should Be Physical Presence in Court in Civil Action

现行民诉法规定了例外情形下当事人必须亲自出庭,诉讼代理制度又为当事人不出庭提供了极大的便利。为此,不仅民诉法中很多重要原则和制度无法正常运作,而且直接动摇了民事裁判的基础——案件事实真相。当事人出庭应作为民诉法中的基本制度、成为民事诉讼活动中的常态,民诉法修订时应明确设立当事人亲自出庭制度,并就其例外作出明确规定,以及当事人应出庭而不出庭时应承担的法律责任。

Current civil procedure prescribes that the party should be in the court in exceptions. The agent system provides great convenience for the party＇s absence in the court. Because of this regulation, many important principles and systems cannot practice as normal, but also shake directly the base of civil verdict, which is the truth of disputes. The party＇s appearance in court should be the basic system, and the normal situation in civil procedure activities. Amendments should set up the party＇s appearance in court by themselves, and exceptions should be listed out clearly. At the same time, law must provide the legal responsibilities when the party is absent in court.