证人作证权论略——以区分“知情人”和“证人”为视角的思考

证人有广义和狭义之分。对于广义证人也即知情人来说,"作证"并不是其所负有的应然义务,而是一项权利,他们有权在不受任何外力强迫的前提下自主选择是否作证。狭义证人是指就其所了解的案件情况向司法机关作出陈述的人,他们用自己的行为向司法机关和社会许下了"作证"的承诺,这时如果其拒绝作证则将涉嫌违约,必将会受到惩罚。显然,与知情人不同,只有狭义证人才负有不可推卸的作证义务。

The Study on the Right of Witness Gives Evidence

Generally speaking,the term witness has broad and narrow sense.In regard to the broad sense of witness mean person in the known,give evidence is their right not obligation.They have the right to choose to give evidence or not without any external force.The narrow sense of witness is the people who give evidence about the situation of the case which they known to judicature organ.As they promise to give evidence,if they not,it will be considered as break contract and be punished.Clearly,different from the pe...