缺席判决是民事诉讼中的一项重要制度,其涉及到当事人的实体权利与法院审判权的行使。世界许多国家和地区都对缺席判决制度作了立法规定,我国也不例外。但是我国的缺席判决制度并没有形成独立的学说和体系,在法律规定上条文过于简单和零散,实践中的操作不当也导致许多亟需解决的问题。本文通过对缺席判决制度的概念、历史发展的探悉,从比较法的视野对英国、美国、法国、德国、日本的缺席判决制度进行了分析,并探讨了我国民事诉讼中缺席判决制度设计的缺陷,最后为我国缺席判决制度的完善提供了建议。 Judgment of default is an important system in civil litigation, which involves the substantive rights of the parties and the exercise of the judicial power of the courts. Many countries and regions in the world have made legislative provisions on the system of absence judgments, and our country is no exception. However, the system of absence judgment in our country does not form an independent doctrine and system. The provisions in the law are too simple and fragmented. In practice, improper operation leads to many problems to be solved urgently. This article analyzes the system of absence judgment in Britain, the United States, France, Germany and Japan from the perspective of comparative law by exploring the concept of absence judgment system and historical development, and discusses the flaw in the design of absence judgment system in civil procedure in our country Finally, it provides suggestions for the improvement of our country’s absence judgment system.