证人证言的形式问题反思——以庭审改革为切入点

如果从证人证言的特征和属性分析,证人证言的基本表现形式应当是口头证言.但是不难看到在我国,口头证言不仅在法律上的规定模棱两可,而且实践中因书面证言盛行而处境艰难.这种状况导致庭审方式改革很难取得实质性的突破,因此证人证言的形式亟待规范.从庭审改革角度入手,通过分析国外对于口头证言和书面证言的普遍做法,主张应当在诉讼法或证据法中明确规定口证原则,并严格限制书面证言的运用.最后结合我国实际提出了相应的完善措施.

Rethought on the form of the testimony of witness

Through analyzing the attribute and trial of the testimony of witness,the author alleges that its essential manifestation is oral testimony. The ambiguity of stipulation about oral testimony and the prevailing of written testimony in practice make it difficult to make substantial progress in the trial pattern reform. So, it's urgent to regulate the manifestation of testimony of witness. From the aspect of trail pattern reform, this article analyzes the usual practice of the oral testimony and written testimony in other countries, and advocates that the principle of oral testimony should be provided in the procedural law, and the use of written testimony should be rigidly restricted.At last, the author puts forth some corresponding measures to perfect it.