Focusing on legal science and its application, this book comprehensively examines the knowledge system, methodology, and values of judgment formation from theoretical jurisprudence to practical application. Tracing the development of legal science, the book analyzes the core connotations of legal rationality, emphasizing the certainty, scientific nature, and ethical aspects of judgments. Through a profound analysis of legal rationality, evidentiary methods, and judicial procedures in the context of adjudication, the book demonstrates how to achieve "good law and good governance" in judicial practice, providing theoretical guidance and practical direction for legal professionals.

Cao Shibing, the deputy dean of the National Institution for the Study of Chinese Governance at Zhejiang University, a professor at the Guanghua Law School, a doctoral supervisor, and a leading talent in the humanities and social sciences, has served as the director of the Institute of Applied Law at the Supreme People's Court, the deputy dean of the National Judges College, and the presiding judge of the Second Civil Division. He is a senior judge. He has participated in the drafting of laws and judicial interpretations including "Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the People's Republic of China" (2006), "Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Trial of Certificate of Deposit Disputes" (1997), "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Contract Law of the People's Republic of China (I)" (1999), "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Guarantee Law of the People's Republic of China" (2000), "Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving the Acquisition, Management, and Disposal of Assets

Formed from Non-Performing Loans of State-Owned Banks by Financial Asset Management Companies" (2001), "Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Enterprise Bankruptcy Cases" (2002), "Implementation Measures of the Supreme People's Court for Establishing a Mechanism to Resolve Divergent Applications of Law" (2019), "Guiding Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Strengthening Case Retrieval to Unify the Application of Law (Pilot)" (2020). He has published numerous articles in various newspapers and journals, including "Social Sciences in China," "China Legal Science," "Contemporary Law," "Tianjin Social Sciences," "Rule of Law and Social Development," "People's Justice," "Guangming Daily," "People's Court Daily," and "Theory and Exploration.