黄勇民在《理论前沿》2008年第1期撰文认为,在坚持“执法如山”理念的同时,也应当逐步树立与构建和谐社会相适应的“执法如水”理念,使司法治理刚柔并济,最终达到定纷止争、案结事了的效果。具体可以从三个方面来把握“执法如水”理念:以协商正义补充规则正义的不足;强调法律与 Huang Yongmin at the “Frontier of Theory”, No. 1, 2008, argues that while upholding the concept of “law enforcement as a mountain”, we should gradually establish the concept of “law enforcement and water compliance” that is compatible with the construction of a harmonious society so that judical governance can be supplemented and supplemented. To set the dispute, the case ended the effect. Specifically, we can grasp the concept of “enforcing the law like water” from three aspects: supplementing the deficiency of rule justice by negotiation justice; emphasizing the relationship between law and