论统一的诉讼举证责任概念

举证责任的概念在三大诉讼法中应当是统一的 ,其含义为 :法律事先为各方当事人配置提供证据的义务 ,如果当事人不能履行该义务 ,则要承担由此引起的不利后果的责任。因此举证责任不是一种单一的责任 ,而是多种责任的综合体。举证责任作为一种诉讼裁判机制 ,它的功能有二 :一是在诉讼开始时促使当事人积极提供证据 ,以便裁判者查明案件事实 ;二是在审判结束而事实真相仍不明确时 ,使裁判者作出明确的判决。这两方面的结合 ,才是举证责任的本质

On the United Concept of Burden of Proof in Procedural Law

The concept of burden of proof should be united in three procedural law. It means that the laws impose duties of proof on the parties in advance, and if the parties didn't fulfill the duties, they would undertake the negative results deriving from their failure. As a judging system, burden of proof has two functions: compelling parties to submit evidence in the start and providing the norm for judges to decide cases in the end. The combination of the two functions is the essence of the burden of proof.