论刑事证人的权利

On the Right of the Witness

证人证言在刑事诉讼中是一种非常重要的证据。证人在刑事诉讼中享有程序性权利和实体性权利。但是在我国现行的刑事诉讼法规定的证人权利中,大多只为程序性权利,实体性权利规定很少,而实体性权利更关乎证人的切身利益。因此,有必要明确规定证人拒绝作证特权、证人经济补偿权和安全保护权,以更好地发挥证人的作用。

The testimony of the witness plays an important role in the criminal procedure. The witness enjoys procedural and substantive rights. But the rights of the witness stipulated in China＇s code of criminal procedure are mostly procedural rights with very few substantive rights which concern the witness＇ vital interests. Therefore, it is necessary to specify the privilege to refuse to testify, the right to economic compensation and the right to security of the witness, so that the witness＇ role is given full scope.