政治民主与司法“独裁”悖论的制度破解：以日本裁判员制度为视角

The Institutional Settlement of the Paradox between Political Democracy and Judicial Dictatorship: From the Perspective of the Saiban-in System in Japan

民主政治的悖论之一,就是其司法权的相对封闭与"独裁"。司法权的"非民主性"使其面临合法性的危机。司法民主化是政治民主化的必然逻辑结论,但却往往在制度化建设过程中,面临来自于社会现实与司法理论的双重挑战。作为破解司法"独裁"的一次制度尝试,日本裁判员制度的建构及实践经验可为包括中国在内世界各国的司法民主化建设,提供重要的反思与批判视角。

One of the paradoxes of democratic politics is the relatively closure and the dictator of judicial power. The non democracy results in the crisis of legitimacy of judicial power. Judicial democracy is a necessary consequence of political democratization, but often facing the dual challenges from social reality and judicial theory during the construction process. Being a trial of the settlement of the paradox of judicial dictatorship, the construction and practice experience of the Japanese Saiban-in System will provide an important angle of reflection and criticism for the judicial democratization in all countries of the world, including China.