论我国“死刑正当程序”的十大缺陷

On Ten Deficiencies of Due Process of Death Penalty in China

本文详细分析了我国现行死刑正当程序方面存在的十个突出问题,包括“无罪推定”原则不能真正落实;犯罪嫌疑人、被告人的辩护权难以得到有效的保障;犯罪嫌疑人、被告人的基本人权无法得到有效保障;死刑犯申请减刑权、赦免权的缺乏;审判机关缺乏应有的适格性;上诉程序一定程度的“虚置”;一事不再理原则的缺位;死刑案件证明标准过低;判决表决程序不符合慎重适用死刑的要求等。

This article gives a detailed analysis on the 10 deficiencies of due process of death penalty in China: the principle of “presuming to be innocent” is, in fact, not being obeyed; the suspects and the defendant face many difficulties in defending themselves, and their human rights are not guaranteed sufficiently in the proceeding; the criminal awaiting execution lacks rights to appeal for abatement or pardon; judicial organs lack qualifications;there is no rule to prevent a case from being tried twice;requirements of evidence for death penalty are too low and the voting procedure is not suitable.