调解在法院实践中经历了一个由扬到抑再扬的否定之否定的过程,这是和社会的发展要求以及调解本身所具有的特点紧密联系在一起的。本文描述了上海浦东新区法院的诉前调解实践,既肯定了“调解优先”的作用,也讨论了“调解优先”是否是对法治的偏离、是否意味着调解万能以及其与司法职业化是否相矛盾等理论问题。 In the court practice, mediation has undergone a process of negative negation from Yang to Yangzong, which is closely linked with the developmental requirements of society and the features of mediation itself. This article describes the practice of pretrial litigation in Shanghai Pudong New District Court, affirming the role of “mediation priority ” and discussing whether “mediation priority ” is a deviation from the rule of law, whether it means mediating the omnipotent and its relationship with the judiciary Whether the contradiction between professionalism and other theoretical issues.