有人认为,听证可以追溯到上帝惩罚亚当之前给予其辩护的机会。据国内学者研究,听证程序源于西方。它最早适用于司法领域,作为司法审判活动的必经程序。后来逐步适用于立法及行政领域,并在行政领域获得巨大发展。因此,关于听证制度的法律规定和法学研究,主要集中于行政领域。在英国,关于听证制度源于英国普通法上古老的司法原则---自然公正原则,。在美国,美国宪法修正案第5条、第14条的规定:未经正当法律程序,任 Some have argued that hearings can be traced back to the chances of God’s defense before God punished Adam. According to domestic scholars, the hearing procedure originated from the West. It was first applied to the field of justice as a necessary procedure for judicial activities. Later, it gradually applied to the fields of legislation and administration and achieved tremendous growth in the field of administration. Therefore, the legal provisions on the hearing system and legal research, mainly in the administrative area. In the United Kingdom, the hearing system stems from the ancient judicial principle of common law in the United Kingdom, the principle of natural justice. In the United States, Article 5 and Article 14 of the U.S. Constitution Amendment provide that without due process of law