海峡两岸刑事司法互助中的证据问题

证据在诉讼中的有效性是海峡两岸刑事司法互助中难解的困局。两岸不同的证据制度和证据规则反映了对刑罚权程序正当性的不同认识,这种差异日益影响到两岸司法互助的效果。法律程序的"演示性"功能能够提升司法互助证据的公信力与证明力。海峡两岸应互信合作,借鉴与其他法域司法协助的成功经验,尽早细化《海峡两岸共同打击犯罪及司法互助协议》的证据条款,使证据的取得与转换具有可视性和操作性,提升司法互助的成效。

Evidence in Cross-strait Criminal Judicial Assistance

The validity of evidence in litigation remains a difficult problem in the cross-strait criminal judicial assistance. The different evidence system and rules reflect the distinct understanding of the legitimacy of the proce-dure applied to the right of punishment in both sides of Taiwan Strait, which has an increasing effect on the cross-strait mutual judicial assistance. And the"demonstration" function of the legal procedure can enhance the credibil-ity and the effectiveness of the evidence in this judicial mutual assistance. Therefore, Taiwan and the mainland should reach mutual trust and cooperation, and after drawing on the successful experience of judicial assistance in other jurisdictions, they can refine the terms in the agreement of fighting crimes and reaching the mutual legal assis-tance in both sides of Taiwan Strait, which would guarantee a reasonable process for obtaining and converting evi-dence so as to enhance the cross-strait judicial mutual assistance.