案例引证:一种司法规训技术

Case Citation: a Judicial Disciplinary Technique

司法裁判本质上是知识的组织与治理过程,呈现出"权力/知识"关联关系。案例引证是一种制度性装置,旨在激活司法的学习机制、知识的累积与运用机制,缓解、克服法官的知识局限,规训司法权力,确保裁判的正当性。同时,也会对制度演进和学术研究产生重大的影响。

Adjudication is in essence a process of organizing and governing knowledge. It reflects the interrelations between power and knowledge. In the judicial process, case citation functions as an institutional device that activates the mechanism of learning, knowledge accumulation and application. It helps to alleviate and overcome judges＇ personal limit in knowledge, discipline judicial power and assure the justification of adjudication. In the meantime, it has profound influence on both institutional change and legal studies.