论证据法功能的当代转型——以民事诉讼为视角的分析

传统的证据法以提高司法证明的精确性和实现证明结果的正当性为主要发展动力,并在此基础上构建了高度形式化司法证明程序。但是,在进入20世纪以后,传统证据法赖以存在的哲学、社会以及法学基础发生了变化。面对这些变化,当代证据法应重新确定理性的范围与实现理性的方法,更多关注证据法的协调功能而非认识功能,为更注重"实质"而非"形式"的司法证明提供正当化途径,使证据法成为一个开放的、可以不断发展的法律体系,使司法证明活动成为沟通立法者意图与社会现实需求的桥梁与纽带。

On Current Transformation of the Function of Evidence Law

Improving the accuracy of judicial proof and justifying its result had been thought the main evolution impetus of traditional evidence law,on which highly formalistic judicial proof has been construct.After twenty-century,the philosophy basis,society and legal system on which traditional evidence law had been rely has changed much.In order to confronting the challenge,modern evidence law should rethink the bound of rationality and the way to it.More focus should be put on the harmonization function other than the cognition function of evidence law.At the same time the new justifying method should be found for judicial proof which pay more attention to substance other than form.All of above efforts will contribute to making evidence law an open and continual developing system,as meanwhile the judicial proof will be made the bridge and ligament between the intent of legislator and practical social demand.