证人作证权论略

Study on the Rights of Witness

近年来,强调证人负有"作证"甚至是"出庭作证"义务已成为法学界主流话语下的应然观点,很少有质疑的声音。然而稍加思考就会发现这种理解在学理上存在矛盾之处,而且与现行法律规定也不十分契合。证人有广义和狭义之分,对于广义证人(知情人)来说,"作证"并不是其所负有的应然义务,而是一项权利,只有狭义证人才负有不可推卸的作证义务。

In recent years,more and more people ask the witness to give evidence even at court.Nearly no people doubt it.But this doesn＇t fit our law.The term of witness has broad sense and narrow sense.To give evidence is the right of witnesses of broad sense and the obligation of witnesses of narrow sense.