兩者之間的差別在于adjudicative fact (爭議事實，訴爭事實）是指訴訟，尤其是行政裁決程序中與當(dāng)事人具體相關(guān)的事實，如個人動機、故意等，其為個案屬性[1]。

而legislative fact (立法事實）則泛指與案件具體當(dāng)事人的個人問題無關(guān)，即不屬于個案性質(zhì)而屬于法律規(guī)定的具有一般屬性的社會、經(jīng)濟、科 技等的事實問題，

其只在幫助法定或行政機關(guān)決定該立法的內(nèi)容及適用范疇[2]。

 

[1 ] “ Factual matters concerning the parties to an administrative proceeding as contrasted with legislative facts which are general and usually 

do not touch individual questions of particular parties to a proceeding. ” Cf. The Publisher’s Editorial Staff, Black’s Law Dictionary (with 

Pronunciations)，abridged 6th edition, at p. 26，West Publishing Co. (1991).

[2] “A fact that explains a particular law's rationaiity and that helps a court or agency determine the law's content and application. ” Cf. 

Bryan A. Gamer, Black's Law Dictionary.