最高人民法院结合案例进行司法解释的历史由来已久,但是,单独制作并发布案例则是进入80年代以后的事情。在一个以制定法为唯一正式法律渊源的国家,最高人民法院发布案例的做法引起了国内外的广泛关注,并且在事实上产生了远远超过“案例”这个词所能够包涵的作用。但是,不可忽视的是,这种做法也存在着根本性缺陷,需要进一步加以改造。 The Supreme People’s Court has a long history of judicial interpretation in combination with cases. However, making and publishing cases separately is a matter after the 1980s. In a country where statutory law is the only official source of law, the Supreme People’s Court’s publication of the case has aroused widespread concern both at home and abroad and has in fact produced a far cry from the word “case”. However, it can not be ignored that there is a fundamental flaw in this approach and needs to be further improved.