口供的证据地位及其可采性

口供在诉讼证据中的地位呈现出一种由低到高再逐渐降低的过程 ,反映了刑事诉讼证据制度由愚昧到科学、从野蛮到人道的不断发展进化的过程。各国关于口供可采性的规定大体分为两类 :其一、确认口供为法定证据 ,但必须加以限制 ;其二、认为口供不是法定证据 ,只有在特定情况下才能在诉讼中作为证据使用。我国应加强对口供证据地位及建立口供可采性规则的研究。

The Evidential Status of Oral Evidence and its Admissibility

The evidential status of oral evidence has seen a change from low to high and then of a gradual decrease,which reflected the improvement of evidence system in criminal proceedings.The admissibility of oral evidence in many countries can be roughly divided into two types:(1)oral evidence that is affirmed as legal evidence with necessary restraints.(2)oral evidence that is not affirmed as legal evidence,and used as evidence in proceedings only on special occasions.In China,studies on the evidential status of oral evidence and its admissibility should be strengthened.