刑事证人出庭作证制度的理解与适用

Comprehension and Application of the System of Criminal Witnesses' Testifying in Court

刑事证人出庭作证制度关系到司法公正、审判公信和人权公义。纵观新刑事诉讼法及其相关司法解释,目前我国刑事证人出庭作证制度可分为刑事证人出庭作证的核心制度、保障制度和程序制度。确立证人强制出庭制度和限定应当出庭证人范围是刑事证人出庭作证制度的题中之义,完善证人安全保护制度和规定证人经济补偿制度是刑事证人出庭作证制度的逻辑结果,规范庭审询问证人程序和明确证人证言采信规则是刑事证人出庭作证制度的认证程序。

The system of criminal witnesses＇ testifying in court concerns judicial justice, puhlie credibility of the trial, and righteousness of human rights. The new Criminal Procedure Law and relevant judicial interpretations have revealed that the current system of criminal witnesses＇ testifying in court can be divided into the core system, guarantee system anti procedre system. Building up the system of witnesses＂ compulsorily testifying in court and limiting the scope of the witnesses are essential parts of this system; Imprnving the system of witnesses＂ protection and providing for the system of witnesses＇ economic compensation are lngieal resuhs of this system： Standardizing the procedures of questing witnesses in court and making rules for the reliability of the witnesses＇ testimony are certification proceedings.