重思我国普通诉讼时效期间改革

Rethinking the Reform of the Period of Limitation of Ordinary Lawsuits in China

我国《民法总则》规定了依然较短的3年普通诉讼时效期间,与《民法通则》相比只进行了微调,恐怕与如下三个认识不足或误区有关。第一,低估了普通诉讼时效期间过短对其他诉讼时效规则造成的严重困扰。第二,片面理解了所谓"诉讼时效短期化趋势",过高估计了我们应对"诉讼时效短期化"的意愿和能力。第三,忽视了我国诉讼时效制度的道德性难题和"折扣执行"困境。我国普通诉讼时效期间的设定应坚持体系化思路,关注中国国情,立足长远,统筹规划。

China’s "General Principles of Civil Law" stipulates that the three-year period of ordinary lawsuits, which is still relatively short, has only been fine-tuned compared with the "General Rules of the Civil Law". The reason lies in the following three misunderstandings. Firstly, it underestimates the serious troubles caused by the short limitation period of general prescription to other limitation rules. Secondly, it does not fully understand the so-called "short-term trend of limitation of action" and overestimates our related will and ability to response. Thirdly, it neglects the moral problems of the general prescription in China and the dilemma of "discounted execution" in China. The setting of the general statute of limitations in China should adhere to the systemized thinking, pay attention to China’s national conditions, and base on the long-term and overall planning.