论行政复议调解的可能与规范

传统行政法学理论认为,行政复议不适用调解的理由主要是行政权不能由行政机关自由处分、行政机关与相对人地位不对等以及调解不能实现公平正义等。这些理由均不能成立。在行政复议中适用调解能够充分尊重当事人对解决行政争议方式的选择权,突出“以人为本”的行政管理理念,有利于简便高效地解决纠纷,减少当事人之间的对立情绪,维护社会稳定,并为法律的完善提供实践经验。行政复议调解应遵循自愿、合法、涉及公共利益的案件不适用调解以及利害关系人全部参加调解等原则,并应注意其与现行制度的整合。

Intercession in administrative reconsideration: possibility and regulations

Traditional administrative law theory unreasonably holds that intercession cannot be applied in the process of administrative reconsideration due to the following reasons: administrative power should not be used freely by administrative agencies, the administrative agency and common people are not at the equal position, and fairness cannot be obtained through intercession. There are many merits of applying intercession in administrative reconsideration: respecting the parties' choice of how to resolve the dispute, accessing the administrative goal of "human are the most important", diminishing the conflicts between the parties, maintaining the social stabilization and providing evidence for amending related laws.