论判决书的潜在功能--从刘涌案谈起

判决书在现代社会承载着重要的功能：确保判决的正当性与权威性，缓解社会矛盾；遏制司法腐败，促进司法公正；提高法官素质，造就优秀法官；推动民众参与司法，促进司法民主化。要使判决书在我国发挥上述潜在功能，还需现实的努力。

On Potential Functions of Written Judgement--Discussion on Liu Yong's Case

A written judgement has important functions in the modern society,which guarantees the correctness and authoritativeness of the judgement,relieves social conflicts,contains the judicial corruption,promotes the justice,improves judges's quality, brings up the outstanding judges, promotes people to participate in the administration of justice and promotes judicial democratization. Only realistic efforts could play the above-mentioned potential functions of written judgements in our country.