诚信的概念

The Concept of Good Faith

在大陆法系民法典中耳熟能详的诚信条款一直拥有至高无上的地位。实际上,关于诚信的一般条款只是掩盖了法官续造法律的真相,它只是在三权分立的前提下,维持立法权和司法权相互独立的表象。因此在未来的欧洲民法典中关于诚信的一般条款是不必要的,这反而对法官进行法律续造的裁判证立提出了更高的要求。

The well-known good faith clause in civil codes of the civil law system has supreme status all along. In fact,the general clause of good faith just covers up the truth that justices create new rules,which is justa cover to keep the independence between legislative power and judicial power under the separation of powers.Therefore,there is no need for a general good faith clause in the European Civil Code in the future,which in turn puts forward higher requirements for judges to prove the justification for creating law by judgments.