论刑事沉默权

随着诉讼民主化、科学化的发展 ,我国刑事诉讼法中应否确立沉默权的问题越来越引起法学界的关注。特别是 1998年我国签署加入联合国《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》之后 ,关于犯罪嫌疑人的沉默权问题 ,更加引起了学术界及司法实务部门的探究。沉默权起源于 164 1年的英国 ,后被各国采用。我国刑事诉讼尚未确立刑事沉默权。笔者不赞成关于建立沉默权不影响追究犯罪的观点

On the Right to Silence

Whether or not to include the right to silence in our criminal procedure law involves increasing concern from the circles of law as litigation develops in its democratic and scientific way. The circles of law as well as judicial sectors probe deeply into the issue of suspect's right to silence,specifically after China's entry into International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This article first states the origin and content of the right to silence,then discusses whether there already exists the right of silence in our criminal procedure law,and if not whether it is necessary for our country to enact the right to silence.