英国治安法官制度价值探析

英国法治发达已为世人所共知，与声名远播的陪审制度相比，治安法官制度或许并不为人们所熟知，但这并不妨碍它对英国法治发展所发挥的积极作用。自1195年理查一世时设立治安维持官始，它走过八百余年的历史，历经由金雀花（安茄）王朝到温莎王朝的更迭。它在协调中央与地方关系、拥护及推进公平正义、践行低成本高效率的司法模式、弥补职业法官不足、塑造公众民主与法治意识等司法实践方面扮演着重要角色。

Analysis on values of justices of the peace system in Britain

The developed nomocracy in Britain has been well known by the world,while compared with the famous jury system,the justices of the peace system perhaps not known so well by people,but this can not obstruct its active function on nomocracy development in Britain.Since the first appearance of keeper of the king’s peace set by Richard I in 1195,the justices of the peace system has a history of more than 800 years,and experiences the alternation from the House of Plantagenet(Angevin) to the House of Windsor.It plays an important role in coordinating the relationship between the king and local authorities,advocating and promoting fairness and justice,practicing juridical mode with low cost and high effectiveness,replenishing the lack of professional justicer,and cultivating the public consciousness of democracy and nomocracy.