摘要
The practice of lay participation in trial court exists in most countries in the world.However,there are also some significant differences in its formation of background,functional value and development trend in different countries,thus different operation modes were formed.After studying the different typical modes,we can find that they all based on the Principle of People's Sovereignty and the spirit of judicial democracy.For China,the lay participation in trial court system is exotic.New China's People's Assessor System originated in the judicial practice during the period of the New Democratic Revolution,but it has not been institutionalized and standardized in nationwide until the 1980 s.However,the implementation effect of China's People's Assessor System in judicial practice is not very satisfactory,not only that,it has aroused intense debate on the abolition or completion of the system.From the perspective of the People's Assessor System,we must reform it on the basis of China's practical needs.A series of measures should be taken in the reform,including enlarging the number of assessors in the collegiate panel,reasonably narrowing the scope of the use of assessors,establishing or perfecting support mechanism and other relevant measures.All of these reform measures should be served for the ultimate goal of China's current judicial reform,including developing the people's democracy,safeguarding the people's rights,safeguarding the impartial justice and enhancing the judicial credibility.
陪审制,即平民参与司法审判的制度在世界上多数国家都是一个客观存在。各国的陪审制在运作模式、形成背景、功能价值和发展走向上存在一些显著的差异,并形成了不同的模式。通过对不同模式的对比考察可以发现,人民主权原则和司法民主精神是其基本的价值依托。对于中国来说,陪审制是一个"舶来品"。新中国的人民陪审员制度是在新民主主义革命的实践中萌芽的,直到20世纪80年代才在全国范围内开始制度化、规范化。但是,中国的人民陪审员制度在司法实践中的实施效果并不十分理想,引起了人们关于制度存废的激烈争议。在看待陪审制的未来走向的问题上,我们必须立足于中国现实,通过对人民陪审员制度进行系统地改造,即通过采取扩大陪审员参与庭审的人数、合理缩小陪审的适用范围、完善相关配套机制等措施,以使其更好地服务于发扬人民民主、保障人民权利、保障司法公正和提升司法公信力的司法改革的总目标。
基金
supported by Excellent Young Scholars ResearchFund of Shandong Normal University
