民事诉讼之胜败,似取决于法官之事实认定:但法院所认定之事实,都属于过去的历史事实。既然是过去的历史事实,不但在本质上已具有复制的不可能性,而且在有限的时间及证据资料,所能发现之事实,仅能达到接近真实的程度。大陆法系国家或地区认定事实有关之证据的取舍及证据的评价,则委由法官的自由心证。就 The success or failure of a civil lawsuit may depend on the judge’s factual determination: However, the facts found by the court are all historical facts of the past. Since it is a historical fact of the past, it not only has the impossibility of copying in essence, but also can only find facts close to the true degree with limited time and evidence. The choice of evidence in the civil law countries or regions for the determination of facts and the evaluation of evidence are entrusted to the judge’s free testimony. on