程序·制度·组织——基层法院日常的程序运作与治理结构转型

Procedure,Institution and Organization: Routine Procedures in Grass-roots Courts and the Transformation of Governance Structure

本文立足于对法院系统民事一审程序运作的实证调查 ,借用当代社会理论的一些基本命题 ,建立了一个理论框架 ,试图以此来解释中国民事诉讼在实际操作中体现出来的制度同质性与多样性问题。同时 ,还分析了与程序的制度变迁紧密相关的若干组织要素。并根据部分实证性资料 ,对此模型做了例示性的具体说明。本文认为 ,从法院日常的程序运作 ,有可能透视中国社会治理结构的转型 ,为此我们还需要某些更具张力的理论阐释。

Based on empirical studies of the practice of the first instance procedure for civil lawsuits and some basic propositions in contemporary social theories, I set up a theoretic framework to explain the institutional homogeneity and diversity embodied in the actual civil lawsuits in China. I also analyze the elements of organization closely related to procedural and institutional changes, and offers examples to explain the model. I believe that the routine procedures of courts reflect the transformation of the governance structure in Chinese society. However, more effective theoretical discussions are needed.