司法调解与和谐社会

多元化社会必然呈现多元化的矛盾,从而形成多元化的解决矛盾机制,调解则是其中一个重要机制;调解的主体各异,司法调解是其中一个重要类别。司法调解是公权指导下私权的处分,它相对于法院审判而言,具有特点。司法调解在我国的发展进程可分为调解为主时期、偏重审判时期、调审结合时期。国际上,以美国ADR为代表的“可选择的争议解决方式”蓬勃发展,对我国有借鉴意义。在构建社会主义和谐社会中司法调解起着重要作用,必须规范其原则,改善其现状,以强化其功能。

Judicial Mediation and the Harmonious Society

In a pluralistic society, disputes inevitably represent a trend of diversity that forms a pluralistic resolution mechanism. As type of mediation, judicial mediation is one of the various important measures. It is a way of dealing with private rights under the guidance of public rights. Contrary to court judgment, it has its own characteristics. In China, it has developed from the period when the mediation took charge, then into the period when the justice was overwhelming, and finally into the period that combines the two. The booming Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the world represented by the American ADR can serve as our reference. On the way to constructing a harmonious socialist society, judicial mediation plays a role that is crucial enough for us to regulate its principles and improve its functions.