论反诉在刑事附带民事诉讼中的适用

On Counterclaim′s Application in Civil Suit Collateral to Criminal Litigation

反诉是民事诉讼中特有的制度,具有减少矛盾判决,提高诉讼效率等功能。刑事附带民事诉讼在本质上也属于民事诉讼,理应允许反诉的适用。然而,由于刑事附带民事诉讼在程序内容、诉讼观念、程序运作以及诉讼法律关系方面与纯粹的民事诉讼不同,允许附带民事诉讼被告提起反诉会造成扰乱私法秩序、不利于被告人利益的保护以及拖延诉讼等不利后果,因此反诉不宜在刑事附带民事诉讼中适用。

The counterclaim is a unique system in civil procedure, which has functions such as reduce contradictory judgments and improve the efficiency of proceedings, etc. The civil suit collateral to criminal litigation in nature should belong to civil procedure, and ought to allow the counterclaim＇s application. However, because of different contents, concepts and legal relations for civil suit collateral to criminal litigation in comparison with purely civil procedure, parties in civil suit collateral to criminal litigation applying the counterclaim will disrupt the private law order, can not fully protect the interests of the accused, and result in delayed litigation. There-fore, a counterclaim should not be applied in civil suit collateral to criminal litigation.