蔡琳博士在本书中讨论的一个核心问题是：何以让法官的裁判具有合理性？也即裁判合理性的依据。这是一个历史久远的问题，也是不少西学大师们一直在谈论的问题，各有各的理论，各有各的依据，各有各的招数。蔡琳博士的这本书对各种各样的西学理论、学说、依据、招数进行了介绍、分析、批判，提出了自己的一些分析思路。 A core problem Dr.Cai Lin discussed in this book is how to make the judgement of judge reaosnable, namely the legal basis of resonable judgemenT. It is a remote problem has been discussed by many western scholars who have their own theories, basises and methods,by introduced, analysed and criticized which, in this book, Dr.Cai Lin put forward her own analysis.