论我国建立沉默权制度的必要性

自从我国签署加入<公民权利和政治权利国际公约>以来,学界针对我国的刑事诉讼法中是否应当建立沉默权制度展开了热烈的讨论.本文将对沉默权的涵义、由来,以及在我国建立这一制度的必要性、可行性进行探讨,以期能有益于完善我国刑事诉讼制度.

The necessity of establishing the privilege of silence

Since the government of China entered the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 18th, Oct.1998, scholars in the field of law have been discussing heatedly whether the rules of the privilege of silence should be set up in our Criminal Procedure Law. In this article, the author discusses the concept and origin of the privilege to silence, and the necessity and feasibility of establishing the rules of the privilege of silence in our Criminal Procedure Law. At last, the author provides some suggestions about how to set up these rules.