“法律在你之上,你切不可逾越”这一句西方的法谚形象地阐述了法律在社会生活中神圣不可侵犯的地位。作为赋予法律生命并通过裁判行为来彰显法律公正和正义的司法行为,本应该获得社会公众普遍的信赖、尊重和认同。但是纵观我国目前的司法现状,存在一些如当事人聚众冲击法庭、司法裁判的公信力不高,生效的裁判书执行难,令我们不得不承认:神圣的司法权威似乎危机四伏。这些问题应当引起我们足够的反思,司法权威缺失的原因及缺失的背后意味着什么呢? “The law above you, you can not be insurmountable ” This western proverb vividly illustrates the sacred and inviolable position of law in social life. As a judicial act that gives legal life and shows legal fairness and justice through judgments, it should have won widespread trust, respect and recognition from the general public. However, judging from the current situation of judicial administration in our country, there are some cases where parties such as the people gather to impinge on courts and the credibility of the judicial decisions is not high enough to enforce the coming into force of the judgments. Therefore, we have to admit that sacred judicial authority seems to be in peril. These questions should arouse enough reflection on us. What is the reason behind the lack of judicial authority and what is missing?