略论律师的证言特免权——从刑事诉讼角度的分析

Issues on Lawyer-Client Privilege

律师在执业活动中发现当事人有隐瞒罪行，是否应当向司法机关作不利于其的指控，我国现行的刑事诉讼法和律师法对此没有作出明确规定．本文首先介绍了英美法中“律师—当事人”特免权的概念、意义、主体和范围，然后分析了为确保发现其实与证言所涉利益两者间的平衡，我国应赋予律师证言特免权的依据．文章最后指出，在我国立法赋予律师证言特免权的同时，还要兼顾律师证言特免权的例外情形．

The Criminal Procedure Law and Lawyers Law in force have no explicit provision on the "lawyer-client privolege".This article will give the reasons for setting up the"lawyer-client privilege".