民意表达与程序“输入”——“中国法中心”视角下美国公益诉讼中“法庭之友”制度之审视

The Expression of Public Opinions and Its Procedural Input——Analysis on Amicus Curiae of American Public Interest Litigation from Chinese Law Theory

在当前中国,公益诉讼已得到理论和实务层面的双重推动。在快速发展的公益诉讼实践中,如何协调司法民主理念和司法精英主义改革趋向是一个紧迫而重大的课题。国内不少学者提出移植或借鉴美国"法庭之友"制度,但也有学者持谨慎与克制态度。职是之故,正视我国公益诉讼的发展现实,客观分析"法庭之友"制度在美国公益诉讼中的功能,在汲取国外经验的基础上充分整合现有制度资源,积极进行制度创新,是"中国法中心"研究视角下的应为之举。

In current China, the importance of public interest litigation has already been valued by the theory and the practice. Whereas, how to coordinate the ideal of judicial democracy and judicial elitism is a big challenge. Some domestic scholars advised to transplant or study the American institution of Amicus Curiae, but other scholars were cautious or restraint on this. Therefore, we need face the practice of Chinese public interest litigation and analyze functions of the American institution of Amicus Curiae objectively. Furthermore, it's a necessity to carry out institutional innovation on the basis of studying from the U.S.