最高人民法院于2001年颁布了《关于民事诉讼证据的若干规定》,明确了当事人需要在合理的期限内提交证据,从而确立了我国民事诉讼中的举证时限制度。本文从四个方面分析了举证时限制度的法理基础,即程序公正与实体公正的结合、程序的效率价值、程序的安定价值以及诚实信用原则。 The Supreme People’s Court promulgated “Several Provisions on Evidence in Civil Proceedings” in 2001, specifying that the parties need to submit evidence within a reasonable period of time, so as to establish the time limit of proof in civil proceedings in our country. This article analyzes the legal basis of the time limit of proof from four aspects: the combination of procedural fairness and substantive justice, the efficiency value of the procedure, the stability value of the procedure and the principle of honesty and credit.