论沉默权制度在我国的实现

随着依法治国及建设社会主义法治国家理念的不断深入,根据客观形势要求,刑事诉讼法应当进一步实现民主化和公正地确保被追诉者的诉讼权利。刑事诉讼民主化、科学化已是世界性潮流,保障被追诉者的诉讼权利是其中的内容之一。在我国刑事诉讼法中是否应当确立沉默权的问题已引起法学界的广泛关注。本文就沉默权的概念、起源、发展、理论基础以及我国确立该制度的必要性和可行性等作了阐述,提出了设立沉默权原则的立法模式以及修改刑事诉讼法的构想。

Discussion on Realization of Privilege of Silence in Our Country

The Criminal Procedural Law should go a further step in assuring the rights of the defendant in a democratic and just way as the process of building a socialist legal system is going on, and it is also to be required for the objective situation. Democratization and rationalization of criminal procedure has become a trend in world legal field, assuring the right of defendant being a part of it. Whether we should recognize Privilege of Silence in our Criminal Procedural Law has drawn much attention from the legal field. The article makes a full statement on the concept, origin, development and theoretic basis of the Privilege of Silence and the necessity and feasibility that we should recognize it. It also puts forward the legislation mode of recognizing Privilege of Silence and suggestions on revising the Criminal Procedural Law.