口供何以中心——“罪从供定”传统及其文化解读

从制度到实践,口供在古代刑事司法中的作用被强调到无以复加的程度:赃证仅仅是获取和推核口供的辅助手段,孤供可以定罪,而无供情况下则通常只能办成悬案或疑案。相应的,作为取供中的合法暴行,最不可妄加的拷掠成了断狱中最不能离开的审讯手段。而有限的可知论、伦理秩序和狱无淹滞的价值诉求、反逻辑的自由心证及非对抗的刑事司法等则为口供主义提供了坚实的文化支撑。

How does the Statements' Central Position Come into Being:On the Practical History of the Statements in China

The role of the statements in establishing case facts attracted too much emphasis in law and practice.Other evidence just acted as auxiliary means of gaining and testing the statements.Judgment to case facts can be made by isolated statements and in principle can't be made without the statements.Accordingly,as the legal brutality in gaining the statements,torture became the most necessary interrogation method gradually.Conditional knowability,special value seeking,antilogical evaluation of the evidence and ...