证人拒证的伦理冲突与比较考察

The ethical conflict of witness who refuses to testify and comparative review

在刑事诉讼中,物证的价值愈来愈得以凸显,但人证的作用也是无论如何不能忽视的。诚然,证人在查明案件事实,实现国家刑罚权方面具有重要作用,可基于诸如婚姻、亲属关系、职业秘密以及公务秘密等特定的原因,证人可以拒绝作证,这其中既蕴含着法理基础,同时也具有伦理意蕴。在证人拒绝作证方面,美国等国家建构了较为成熟的制度和理论,在与我国具体情景磨合之后,可资借鉴,以达到他山之石,可以攻玉的目的。

In the criminal procedure,material evidence plays an important role gradually,however,the function of testimony of a witness can not be ignored anyway.ln fact,witness can play an important role in finding out facts and achieve the national penalty power,however,witness can refuse to testify due to marital relations,domestic relation, profession secret,and public affairs secret which lies on the legal principle and has ethical meaning.Concerning witness refusing to testify,U.S.and other countries establish comparative mature system and theory,and if it can grind on with our system very well,we can take reference from and make full use of it.