构建我国证人作证特免权制度

The Construction of the System of Witness′ Immunity from Giving Testimony

我国现行立法规定了证人的作证义务,但在司法实践中证人不作证、不出庭的现象严重。观古今中外立法例,从历史发展和基本人性角度出发,赋予特定公民以证人作证特免权,有利于改变证人拒绝作证的现状,维护特定的社会关系。因此,构建我国的证人作证特免权制度,应制定好适用的原则与范围,并完善相应配套机制,以有效解决实践问题,实现利益均衡。

The law prescribes that the witness has the responsibility of giving testimony in our country,but the phenomenon is widespread that the witness does not give the testimony or appears in court.After researching the legislation in China and other countries,on the angle of historical perspective and humanity,we can find that to give specific citizen immunity from giving testimony is favorable to change the present situation that the witness does not give testimony and to maintain the specific social relations.After all,in order to solve the problems in practice effectively,and to balance the interest,it is necessary to construct the system of witness′ immunity from giving testimony on the base of our national conditions and the favorable factor in our traditional culture.