释放还是羁押——扩大适用取保候审的困难与选择

保释是目前世界范围内占主导地位的羁押替代措施。在欧美法治国家,保释是常态,羁押是例外。取保候审是我国《刑诉法》规定的一种非羁押性强制措施。因应刑事司法中保障人权的趋势和要求,扩大适用非羁押措施是刑事司法改革内容之一,但在我国目前社会状况下,囿于文化传统、民众心理、司法体制、物质基础、社会控制手段等因素,扩大适用取保候审存在诸多困难。认识和面对这些困难,以做出正确的改革选择是司法改革的重要环节。

Release or Detain: Difficulty and Choice in Scaling up Guaranteed Release Pending Trial

Bail has been adopted as a main alternative to detainment in the world.In European countries and the United States,bail prevails while detention is an exception.In China,guaranteed release is prescribed as one of the non-custodial coercive measures in the criminal procedural law.Scaling up guaranteed release pending trial is one of the main reforms that lead to protection of human rights in criminal justice.At present in China,however, this reform encounters lots of difficulties due to traditional culture,people's consciousness,judicial institution, shortage of materials and social control,etc.Boldly confronting these difficulties and choosing a right way is of great importance to ensure the success of judicial reform.