刑事诉讼的经济分析

从普通程序的审理来看,也许大陆法系的职权主义在经济上更占优势;但从辩诉交易这类简易刑事程序来看,大陆法系的司法公正理念又阻碍它不如在英美法系那样容易推行和接受.优化司法资源的配置包括专门机关的权力配置、司法系统的组织构造、其他诉讼参与主体的权利配置、刑事诉讼费用问题等四个方面.要实现诉讼程序的高效运作,各国一般都会从三个方面对传统的刑事诉讼程序进行改革:一是适当缩短诉讼周期,二是确立刑事案件的过滤机制,三是建立简易程序.

Economic Analysis of the Criminal Procedure

The inquisitorial system of the continental law may economically preponderate as viewed from the trial with general procedure, while the continental law conception of judicial impartiality may obstruct the application of some summary procedures such as plea bargaining. Optimization of the judicial resources distribution includes four aspects: power distribution of special organs, structure of judicial institution, rights distribution of the litigant, and legal cost of criminal procedure. To actualize the high efficiency and low cost of the legal procedure, many countries generally reform the traditional criminal procedure by properly abridging the procedural period, establishing filterable mechanism of criminal cases, and creating summary procedures.