习惯法中证据的分类研究

The Taxonomic Study of Evidence in Common Law

在证据法史上对证据进行分类是一个理论与实践的进步,是证据法治化的主要体现方式,通过对史料和现有习惯法中证据形式的梳理,结合现代证据学理论,习惯法中的证据理论可以分为实物证据、言词证据、神意证据和其他类型证据四种。习惯法时期的各种纠纷解决机制中证据应用的实践奠定了近现代证据学或证据法学的基础,并促进了近现代证据制度的形成。

In the history of the law of evidence,it was theoretically and practically a great progress to classify evidence.Besides,it was mainly a method of legalizing the evidence.This part through in the foundation which combs to both historical data and form of evidence,as well as the theory of the evidence law at this moment,the evidence of the common law can be theoretically classified into four forms:physical evidence,divine evidence,verbal evidence and the others.The practice of evidence laid the foundation of the resolution mechanisms for the common law and have been greatly served the evidence system in the modern times.