2011年12月20日,为了落实案例指导制度,总结审判经验,统一法律适用,最高人民法院发布了第一批指导性案例。这是最高人民法院贯彻中央深化司法体制和工作机制改革的重要举措,也是人民法院加强和创新审判业务指导方式、统一裁判尺度的重要方面,对于实现裁判的法律效果和社会效果有机统一,维护社会公平正义,充分发挥社会主义司法制度的优越性,具有积极作用和重要意义。这次发布的4个指导性案例,包括民事和刑事案例各2个,严格依照《最高人民法院关于案例指导工作的规定》所确定的标准 On December 20, 2011, in order to implement the case guidance system, summed up trial experience and applied uniform laws, the Supreme People’s Court released the first batch of guiding cases. This is an important measure taken by the Supreme People’s Court to carry out the Central Government’s reform of the judicial system and working mechanism. It is also an important aspect of the People’s Courts that strengthens and innovates the guiding methods for trial operations and unifies the standards of adjudication. It also organically harmonizes the legal and social effects of refereeing and upholds the society Fairness and justice, giving full play to the superiority of the socialist justice system has a positive role and an important significance. The four guidance cases released this time, including two each of the civil and criminal cases, were strictly in accordance with the standards set forth in the Supreme People’s Court Rules on Case Guidance