论被告人刑事简易程序选择权——基于人权保障理念的解读

On Defendant' s Right to Choose Criminal Summary Procedure——Based on the Interpretation of the Human Rights Protection Idea

作为被告人的一项重要诉讼权利,被告人简易程序选择权被国际法文件确认为一项保障人权最低限度标准,该项权利直接来源于被告人的诉讼主体地位,也符合诉讼效益的现代理念。被告人选择权的基本内容包括简易程序启动上的选择权和启动后的变更请求权,此项权利的落实须以被告人事先案情知悉权和能够获得充分的律师辩护为保障机制。针对现行立法上被告人程序选择权的阙如,转变观念,从立法上明确被告人的简易程序选择权,有利于提高刑事审判中的人权保障水平,有利于简易程序功能的切实发挥。

As an important litigation right, defendant＇s right to choose criminal summary procedure is established as the lowest standard in international documents. It directly comes from the subject position of the defendant in criminal procedure, which complies with the effectiveness idea in modern litigation. Rights of initiating the summary procedure and requesting to alter the procedure are the basic contents of this right. The execution of this right needs the prior information - knowing of the case and effective defending from lawyer as the guarantee. The present law lacks defeudant＇s right to choose procedure, so to definite defendant＇ right to choose summary procedure in legislation will be good to enhance human rights protection and to exert summary procedure.