对我国刑事陪审制度的反思与重构

当今世界上的刑事陪审制度可分为参审和陪审团两种模式,我国现有立法规定的人民陪审制度实质上属于参审模式。由于以往在适用上采取放任态度,加上配套制度不健全,导致该制度的实施很不理想。实际上刑事陪审制度有自己的独有功能,不能被其他制度所轻易取代,而且从世界范围上看其并没有衰落,对我国而言,贯彻该制度还有促进刑事审判改革的意义,所以宜存不宜废。但参审模式严重限制了刑事陪审制度应有功能的发挥,我国应以英美法系的陪审团模式作为参照对象,并结合我国实际,对现有陪审制进行渐进式重构。

Thoughts about the System of Acting as An Assessor in Criminal Cases and Its Reconstruction

There are two models exists in criminal jury system,that is system of assessors and petty jury. Chinese model belongs to the system of assessors. Meanwhile,the obligation of courts in application to the system is optional. Some important systems concerning the system are absent. These reasons mentioned above result in Chinese unreasonable situation of the system. Analyzing the functions and the trend concerning the jury system,the thesis indicates that jury system should continued to exist in our criminal procedure. On the other hand, Chinese jury system should be rebuilt,in accordance with Anglo-American petty jury system in stead of the system of assessors which constricts the function of jury system seriously.