督促程序是为了解决大量金钱债务纠纷案件,首先由德国创建的特殊程序,它是社会发展的产物,我国1991年民事诉讼法专章设立了督促程序。多年来理论界对于督促程序的性质有不同的见解,对于督促程序的功能也众说纷纭。本文试在自己的理解基础上探讨督促程序的性质和功能,明确督促程序在司法实践中的作用和意义。 Supervise the procedure is to solve a large number of monetary and debt disputes, first created by Germany, a special procedure, which is the product of social development, China’s Civil Procedure Law 1991 set up a supervision procedure. Over the years, theorists have different opinions on the nature of the supervisory procedure and different opinions on the functions of the supervisory procedure. This article tries to explore the nature and function of the supervisory procedure on the basis of its own understanding and clarify the role and significance of the procedure in judicial practice.