China’s civil litigation standard of proof suffers from unclear
definition of the concept and confusion in its application. The issue of the
hierarchy of proof standards has been controversial among academics, the scope
of application of the special standard of proof has been the focus of theoretical
controversy. Whether the standard of proof in civil litigation and criminal
litigation should be clearly defined has also been the focus of theoretical
controversy. In this regard, we should clarify the original purpose of the civil
litigation standard of proof, not limited to theoretical disputes in the mire and
forget that any kind of institutional design is to serve the practice. Proof process
is a subjective abstract process, the standard of proof can not be separated from
this and the pursuit of absolute truth. The standard of proof should be in line
with the general level of cognition and the general moral concept of society as
far as possible.