澳大利亚刑事被害人权利保护制度对我国刑事司法改革的启示

The enlightenment of the law ensuring criminal victims' rights in Australia to the reformation of criminal justice in China

20世纪中叶以来,被害人在各国刑事诉讼中的地位日益受到重视,各国越来越注重强化被害人的诉讼地位和保护被害人的诉讼权利。澳大利亚作为英美法系国家,传统上重视被告人诉讼权利的保护,但后来在保护被害人诉讼权利方面做出了重大变革,成为澳大利亚近时期刑事司法改革的特色。我国刑事被害人权利保护制度存在不足,可以借鉴澳大利亚制度和学习澳大利亚注重被害人权利保护的立法精神及制度安排,在我国刑事司法改革中进一步完善被害人权利保护制度。

all countries in the world are increasingly paying attention to valuing and strengthening Criminal victims＇ status and protecting Criminal victims＇ rights since the middle period of the 20 century. Australia traditionally attached importance to the accused＇ procedural rights as a common law system country, but reformed materially following the development trend of the world later. The reformation has become the characteristic of the criminal justice reformation in Australia. The paper introduces the law and regulation on the victims＇ rights in Australia and China, analyzes the shortage in China, puts forward some suggestions regarding perfecting the law and regulation on the victims＇ rights in China.