民事诉讼审前准备程序之功能分析

审前准备程序是民事诉讼的重要阶段，各国民事司法改革的实践都给予很大关注。审前准备程序与庭审程序相比而言有着独立的程序价值．在程序功能上也与庭审程序不同。通过对审前准备程序进行功能分析，笔者认为其功能可以分为核心功能和具体功能两个层次。核心功能包括为庭审做好充分的准备和促进审前纠纷解决两方面：具体功能包括争点的整理固定、证据的收集整理和固定、促进和解、抑制当事人的机会主义行为、减少诉累并降低诉讼成本等。

Analyze the function of the perfection of civil pretrial procedure

Civil pretrial procedure has become a significant stage in civil procedures; it played a crucial role in the reform of civil trial method in many countries. Civil pretrial procedure is different from the trial procedure. The function of it could be divided into two parts--the core and the concrete. The core function includes two aspects： to prepare for the court hearing and to facilitate the disputes resolving; the concrete function includes identification of issues in pretrial, evidences collecting and setting, mediation facilitating, opportunistic behaviors decreasing and lawsuit cost saving.