判例:一种法律解释的方法--兼论我国国际私法判例制度的构建

判例法和成文法分别是普通法系和大陆法系的主要法律渊源.然而,作为一种创制法律、解释法律的技术方法而言,判例法与成文法并不是相互排斥、相互对立的.来自法官个案司法经验总结的判例法,由于其独特的直观性、灵活性,可以弥补大陆法系成文法适用与解释之不足.成文法亦是我国的传统,借鉴和移植判例制度,有助于克服我国司法解释中存在的种种缺陷,增强法律适用的确定性、灵活性和公正性.尤其在国际私法领域,立法的严重滞后,使得判例制度的引进和重构成为完善我国国际私法的一个重要路径.

Precedent:Another Method of Legal Interpretation--Also on construction of the institution of judicial precedent involving the private international law in China

Case law and statute law are individually the main source of law in the common-law system and civil-law system. However, as a method of legal creation and interpretation, the case law is not antagonistic to the statute law. The case law, characterized by reality and flexibility,can make up for the defects in application and interpretation of the statute law, for it has originated from judicial decisions of judges. Statute law is traditionally characteristic of Chinese legal system. Introduction of the institution of judicial precedent could be necessary and beneficial to overcome defects in the current judicial interpretation in China, and furthermore harmonize stability, flexibility and fairness in the course of applying the statute law. Especially in the private international law field, heavily lack of legal rules and provisions, the institution of judicial precedent can be transplanted so as to perfect the law.