论无罪推定原则在错案预防中的作用

有罪推定是诸多冤错案件产生的思想根源.我国现行刑事诉讼法吸收了西方无罪推定原则的基本精神,但还存在不少差距.无罪推定原则实际上确立了被追诉人在刑事诉讼中的诉讼主体地位,由此,追诉方不得不承担举证责任,而被追诉方却享有一系列防御权利.这样,可以最大限度地约束国家权力的合法行使,保障被追诉者的人权,达到预防、减少错案的目的.

On the Role of Presumption of Innocence in Prevention of the Miscarriage Cases

Presumption of guilty is the thought root which many criminal miscarriage cases produce.The Criminal Procedure Law of China has absorbed the basic spirit of the western principle of presumption of innocence,but many disparities exit.In fact,presumption of innocence establishes the subject status of the accused in criminal procedure.Accordingly,the prosecution has to undertake the burden of presenting evidence,but the accused can enjoy a series of defense rights.Thus,the principle may restrain the state power,safeguard the human rights,and achieve the goal of preventing and reducing miscarriage cases.