英美民事证据开示若干问题研析

作为实现司法正义的重要手段,英美的民事证据开示制度发挥了关键作用。从"形而上"的角度看,该制度背后最基本的理念是FairPlay精神。本文主要从微观角度对证据开示的一些具体制度,即开示的主体、对象、范围、时限要求、法定例外、有关专家证言是否开示、相关会议安排以及对滥用开示制度的法律制裁等进行研讨。证据开示制度内容丰富,程序严谨,有利于平等保护双方当事人的权益,值得我国学习和借鉴。

Initial research on institutions of Anglo-American evidence disclosure

In common law,the evidence disclosure(or discovery) mechanism plays an essential role in the process of achieving Civil Justice.Metaphysically viewed,the basic notion behind that mechanism is the spirit of Fair Play.In this treatise,evidence disclosure is mainly and concisely discussed from the aspects of concrete institutions.They include the following matters:the subjective and objective scopes of disclosure,the legal exemptions of disclosure,disclosure concerning testimony of expert witness,the time requ...