论和解协议效力的司法确认

一般认为，和解与调解的分野在于有无第三方参与纠纷的解决，但事实上和解与调解是出于同一个基本原理，即当事人之间的合意。在纠纷解决的机制中，和解始终占有十分重要的地位，调解、诉讼和仲裁都是在第三方参与下解决纠纷的方式，但是其中都蕴含着和解的契机。虽然从原理上讲和解似乎只是纠纷当事人之间直接交涉的结果，但是直接赋予其法律上独立的地位不仅是必要的而且是可行的。

On the Judicial Confirmation of the Effectiveness of Dispute Settlement

It is generally believed that the distinction between conciliation and meditation lies in the availability of the third-party＇s participation in the settlement of the dispute. But in fact, reconciliation and mediation are based on the same principle, namely, the agreement between the parties concerned. In the mechanism of dispute resolution, reconciliation always occupies an important position. Mediation, litigation and arbitration are all the methods of settling the dispute with the participation of the third party, all of which contain the opportunity for reconciliation. Seen from its principle, reconciliation appears to be the outcome of direct negotiations between the parties of the dispute. To directly give reconciliation a legally independent status is not only necessary but also feasible.