浅析民事诉讼中的承诺与自认

长期以来，我国民事诉讼一直未对承诺与自认加以严格划分，而是将其混为一谈，给人造成二者并无本质区别的印象。然而实际上二者区别较大：承诺与自认的对象不同；承诺与自认产生的法律效果不同；自认与承诺适用的场合不同。除此之外，大陆法系国家与英美法系国家对承诺与自认均有严格的区别。自认允许附带条件，但承诺却不能附带任何条件。严格地说，法律对二者的主体要求应有所不同。

An Analysis of Promise and Self-Admission

For a long time,promise and self -admission have been taken as a whole in civil actions in China,which gives the impression that there is no essential distinction between the two.In fact,promise is quite different from self -admission,in that1)the objects of the two are different;2)the legal results of the two are different;3)they are applicable on different occasions.In addition,promise and self -admission are defined quite differently between the continental law system and the British -American law system.While conditions are attached to self -admission,promisebears no conditions.Strictly speaking,the principle parts of the two in law are different.