死刑案件犯罪嫌疑人、被告人辩护权探析

Probing into Suspects' or Defendants' Right of Defense in Capital Cases

死刑复核权收回最高人民法院是司法公正和人权保障的必然要求,辩护权是犯罪嫌疑人、被告人的基本诉讼权利,如何保障死刑案件犯罪嫌疑人、被告人的辩护权是刑事诉讼理论和实务的重要课题。我国现行刑事诉讼法对犯罪嫌疑人、被告人辩护权保护的立法缺失无法真正实现其实质有效辩护。文章在诠释犯罪嫌疑人、被告人辩护权义涵及其法理基础的前提下,分析了我国死刑案件犯罪嫌疑人、被告人辩护权保障的现状和立法缺失,提出了改革死刑案件犯罪嫌疑人、被告人辩护权保护的一些思考。

To return the right for judicial review of death penalty to supreme court is required by judicial justice and safeguard of human rights. As the right of defense is one of the basic procedural rights of a criminal suspect or a defendant, how to safeguard a suspect＇ s or defendant＇ s right of defense in a capital case is an important subject in both theories and practice of criminal proceedings. Currently there is no legislation concerning the protection of a suspect＇ s or defendant＇ s right of defense in the criminal proceedings law in China. In this article, the author first elaborates the contents of a suspect＇ s or a defendant＇ s right of defense and its jurisprudential basis, then analyses the current situation concerning the safeguard of this right in China and finally gives his suggestions regarding how to reform the safeguard of this right in capital cases.