公平、公正地满足债权人的清偿请求,是破产制度得以存在和发挥作用的内在制度基础。破产制度作为现代商法的重要制度,在现代市场机制中起着优胜劣汰、净化市场主体的作用。破产制度外在价值以及其自身的价值取向是本文讨论的重点。 To satisfy the creditors’ claims in a fair and just manner is the inherent institutional foundation for the existence and function of the bankruptcy system. As an important system of modern commercial law, the bankruptcy system plays the role of survival of the fittest and purifying the market main body in the modern market mechanism. The external value of bankruptcy system and its own value orientation are the focuses of this article.