辩诉交易:一种政治学路径的思考

Analysis of Plea Bargaining from the Angle of Politics

学界对辩诉交易制度的成因和功用曾有过轰轰烈烈的探讨。视角的狭隘使得讨论结果局限于辩诉交易制度的确立是为了缓解案件压力、节约司法成本等对西方制度的一种"刻板印象"甚至是"错误认识"。如果将制度置于更宏观的视野下思考会发现:在传统的"效率论"之外,诉讼参与者的利益需求和国家治理现代化的共谋可能是辩诉交易制度产生的主因。质言之,真正使辩诉交易制度从幕后走到台前的最大动力是强大的政治权力与政治诉求。

There had been an intense discussion about the origin and function of plea bargaining system in the academic circles, which got a stereotype of the western system, even the misunderstanding that establishment of plea bargaining system is to alleviate the pressure of the case and save the cost of justice because of the narrow perspective. In a broader view, besides the traditional efficiency theory, the major reasons of the establishment involve litigation participants' interests and the modernization of state governance. In essence, the real impetus of establishing the plea bargaining system is strong political power and political appeal.