司法解释是指国家最高司法机关依据法律的授权,就司法实践中具体应用法律的问题所作的解释。在中国,司法解释已成为法的渊源之一。根据有关规定,中国最高人民法院和最高人民检察院都有进行司法解释的权力。本文涉及的仅是最高人民法院的司法解释工作。 Judicial interpretation refers to the interpretation made by the highest judicial authority of the country on the specific application of the law in judicial practice according to the authorization of the law. In China, judicial interpretation has become one of the sources of law. According to the relevant provisions, both the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate in China have the power to make judicial interpretations. This article deals only with the judicial interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court.