论刑事被告人的沉默权

当今大多数国家从立法上肯定了被告人的沉默权,同时又作出了适当的限制.尽管赋予被告人沉默权会产生一些不利的影响,但沉默权是与刑事诉讼的一系列诉讼原则、规则,诉讼制度、结构和国际标准相一致的.从诉讼目的、道德观念、社会文明等法哲学的角度来看,承认沉默权是社会向前发展的一种必然,但是目前我国确立沉默权制度的条件尚未完全具备.

On the Privilege of Silence of the Accused

This article states that most of the countries in the world have provide the accused with the privilege of silence and meanwhile laid down certain restrictions but points out that, though such practice is inexorable, China is not yet ready to adopt it at the moment.