修改我国民事审前准备程序之思考

笔者分析了我国民事诉讼中审前准备程序立法及实践的经验与教训，提出了修改审前准备程序应正确处理审前准备与开庭审理的关系问题、正确确立审前准备程序的价值取向问题、正确处理审判权与诉权的关系问题、正确选择证据随时提出主义与适时提出主义问题、正确处理准备法官与庭审法官身份二重性问题。就修改我国审前准备程序提出几点建议：修改答辩和反诉制度；增设审前专职准备法官制度；增设证据交换制度；修改法院依职权调查取证制度；增设审前会议制度。

REFLECTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE PREPARATORY PROCEDURE BEFORE TRIAL IN CIVIL LAWSUIT

Analyzing the experiences and lessons drawn from the l egislation and p ractice of the preparatory procedure before trial in civil lawsuit in China, the author of this paper points out that in amending the preparatory procedure befo re trial one should correctly handle the relation between the preparation before trial and the actual trial in court; correctly establish the value orientation of the preparatory procedure before trial, correctly handle the relation between judicial authority and the right to sue, and correctly handle the dual characte r of the identity of preparatory judge and the judge of court hearing. It puts o ut some suggestions about the amendment of the preparatory procedure before tria l: amend the system of defence and counter action; add a full time preparatory j udge before trial; establish a system of exchanging evidence; amend the system o f investigation and obtaining evidence by the law court according to law; and ad d the system of holding a meeting before trial.