The burden of proof can assist the judge to adjudicate the essential fact, instructs the litigants to participate in the lawsuit, enhance the judicial benefit and prove the rightness of the judgement.

• 证明责任具有辅助法官裁判要件事实真伪不明案件，指导当事人参加诉讼，提高司法效益及证成法官裁判正当性的重要功能。