内容摘要：当事人证据收集是指在民事诉讼中，当事人及其诉讼代理人为提出证据证明自己的主张或反驳对方当事人的主张，依法自行调查、收集证据的行为。证据收集是诉讼模式的集中体现，以当事人为主体的证据收集主要体现于辩论主义的诉讼模式。对证据收集权的保障是当事人实现证明权的先决条件，也是当事人合法权益得到法律保护的关键。从法理上来讲，当事人证据收集制度的价值在于实现实体公正和程序公正以及实现诉讼效率。目前，我国当事人证据收集制度的立法和司法上都存在着一定的问题，主要包括：向对方当事人取证难，向持有证据的案外第三人取证难以及证人不愿意出庭作证等。正因为如此，有针对性地完善民事诉讼中当事人证据收集制度显得尤为重要和紧迫。其中，建立证据提出命令制度，完善证人作证制度以及申请法院调查取证是最为基础，同时也是至关重要的环节。

关键词：民事诉讼  证据收集  证据提出命令  证人作证

Abstract：The parties to gather evidence is a behavior that in civil proceedings, the parties or their agents present evidence in order to prove their claims or refute claims of the other party, according to their own investigations and evidence collection. Evidence collection is the embodiment of litigation model. To collect evidence of the parties as the main method is mainly reflected in adversary system. The protection of the right of evidence collection is the prerequisites for realizing the right of proof and at the same time the key point for protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the parties. Speaking from Jurisprudence, the value of the parties gathering evidence is that to achieve substantive justice and procedural justice and the achievement of litigation benefits. At present, there are still some problems on the system of parties gathering evidence on both the legislative and judicial system including: difficulties in collecting evidence from the other party of the case and the third party and witnesses unwilling to testify in court. Because of this, to improve the system of civil parties gathering evidence with a clear aim is particularly important and urgent. Among them, the establishment of the order for production of evidence, witnesses and application for investigation and collecting evidence are the most basic systems, but also the crucial parts.

Key words：Civil Litigation, Evidence collection, Order for production of an evidence , Witness