民俗习惯的司法功能

站在司法中心主义的立场认识民俗习惯的法源地位，民俗习惯是作为法官法源存在，但是，如何判断民俗习惯的法律属性存在着理论困惑。对此，我们应该对民俗习惯的司法功能在法律和事实两个层面上进行分别分析，在法律层面上，民俗习惯作为“法官法”存在，需要法官从司法判决中对民俗习惯进行法律发现；在事实层面上，民俗习惯作为经验法则或者事实证据存在，法官可以将其作为经验法则进行认定，在民俗习惯合理性存有争议时，可以通过当事人的举证责任分配予以解决。可见，民俗习惯司法适用的问题是一个诉讼法或者证据法的问题，而不是一个法律方法论的问题。

On Judicial Function of Folk Customs

Based on judicial ethnocentrism,folk customs are defined as one of the legal resources of judges' law.However,there are theoretical confusions on how to determine the legal attribute of folk customs.Therefore,we should analyze their judicial function from such two respects as law and facts.In the level of law,folk customs exist as the judges' law and demanding judges' legal discovery from judicial judgment;in the level of facts,folk customs exist as the empirical rules or factual existence,and judges can de...