能动司法的宪法界限

当下中国的能动司法不同于西方的司法能动主义,其理论表达和实践形态呈现出多样性和复杂性。各地区、各层级人民法院的积极实践,使得能动司法遍地开花。但是,能动司法也应有必要的限度。我国现行宪法规定,＂中华人民共和国人民法院是国家的审判机关。＂这就要求能动司法在展开的同时,注意人民法院是国家的,而非地方的,以防出现司法地方化的问题;注意人民法院是专司审判职能的审判就关,而非履行其他职能的国家机关,以免能动司法变成了＂盲动司法＂。

The Constitutional Limits of Judicial Activism

Currently,China＇s judicial activism is different from the West counterpart in that its theoretical expression and practical patterns are diverse and complex.Positive practice at all levels of people＇s courts make judicial activism everywhere.However,judicial activism also should have necessary limits.Our current constitution provides that the people＇s courts of the People＇s Republic of China is the country＇s judicial organs.This requires that in the process of spreading judicial activism,much attention should be paid to the fact that people＇s court is national rather than local,so as to prevent the emergence of Justice localization problem;more attention should be paid to the fact that people＇s court is a judicial organ with a sole function of trial rather than performing other functions,so as to avoid the tendence of changing judicial activism into ＂blind judicial＂.