回归“马锡五”的思考

马锡五审判方式是特定历史时期的产物。现今,重提马锡五审判方式也有其特定的原因,本文对其原因进行较为全面的分析。笔者坚持认为,作为一种审判方式,囿于自身的特点和理念,马锡五审判方式已不具有普遍的现实意义,已经疏离了中国社会的发展趋势。重提这种方式虽然对我们建构和完善多元化、替代性纠纷解决方式具有警示性,但在中国法治建设的初级阶段,民事诉讼建构的基本方向依然应当是强调诉讼裁判的主导性、强调裁判程序的正当性,以顺应和推动中国社会的转型。

Reconsideration of "Ma Xi-wu-Styled Trial"

"Ma Xi-wu-styled trial"(an informal,mediation-like trial conducted by Judge Ma Xi-wu) was a specific historical product and no wonder was affirmed at that time.Now its re-advocacy indeed has peculiar reasons which will be detailed in this paper.However,this author maintains that as a trail mode,limited by its own features and notions,Ma Xi-wu-styled trial has already lost general and practical meanings and is away from the development of Chinese society.While reflection of the trial mode now will conduce to reestablishing and strengthening multi-styled alternative dispute resolution,China's civil litigation reconstruction in the primary stage of rule of law should focus on litigation and stress the legitimacy of trial procedures so as to accelerate the transformation of Chinese society.