沉默权原则在我国的立法思考

沉默权是现代法治国家犯罪嫌疑人、被告人在刑事诉讼中所享有的一项基本权利,也是刑事司法程序正当的一项重要保障。联合国的有关公约也对其加以确认和保护。我国在确立沉默权原则时,应考虑到所面临的技术难题,要不断完善相关制度和程序规则,通过立法建立起适合我国国情的沉默权原则,以保护犯罪嫌疑人、被告人的正当权益。

Reflection on the Principle of the Right to Silence in China in Light of Legislation

The right to silence is not only a basic right to criminal suspects and defendants in criminal procedure in modern countries believing in rule of law, but also an important guarantee to proper procedure of criminal judicature. It is also recognized and protected in UN documents. When the principle of right to silence is to be established, technical problems should be taken into accounts and correlated systems and procedure regulations improved steadily so as to establish a law concerning the right to silence in line with Chinese national conditions and protect the legitimate rights and interests of criminal suspects and defendants.