直接言词原则与刑事证人出庭作证问题研究

Study on the Principle of Direct and Verbal Trial and Criminal Witnesses to Testify in Court

现代诉讼制度要求刑事案件的审理必须贯彻直接言词原则以便于查明案件事实,而直接言词原则要求刑事证人必须出庭作证;我国相关刑事立法与司法实务中还存在着诸多的问题,在刑事审判实务中检察机关提供证人证言笔录成为证人作证的常态;在刑事立法上建立有效的证人作证传唤制度、完善对证人拒绝出庭作证的强制性措施和制裁条款的规定等成为目前亟需解决的问题。

In order to identify the facts of the case, the principle of direct and verbal trial is an inevitable requirement of modem litigation system in the trial of criminal cases, and the criminal witnesses must testify in the court. There are still many problems in the field of criminal legislation and judicial practice, and transcripts of the testimony of prosecution is still the normal state of the testimony of witnesses. The establishment of the call system of the witnesses, mandatory measures and terms of sanctions when witnesses refused to testify in the court, etc, are needed to address the problem.