“以审判为中心”视野下刑事辩护制度的完善

Perfection of the Criminal Defense System from the Perspective of “Trial as the Center”

刑事辩护制度对直接言词原则和控辩平衡的追求,符合"以审判为中心"的庭审实质化内涵。同时,辩护制度的完善可以增强对审前诉讼活动的制约,突出"审判中心主义"对司法公正的追求。而律师队伍的迅速壮大也使辩护制度改革有所借力。因此,完善辩护制度可以作为此次司法改革的重点去着力推进。当前实践中仍存在较为突出的"刑事辩护率低"、"法律援助制度缺陷"、"直接言词原则缺失"等辩护问题,需要围绕"以审判为中心"的价值取向,提出具体改革措施。

The criminal defense system’s pursuit of the principle of direct words and the balance of defense is in line with the substantive connotation of the judicial reform.At the same time,the improvement of the defense system can enhance the pretrial litigation activities,showing the "trial center doctrine",pursuit of justice.At the same time,the rapid growth of lawyers will help the defence reform.On the basis of this,perfecting the defense system can be the focus of the reform of the criminal procedure.Facing the current main problems in practice like"the low rate of criminal defense","the defect of legal aid system","missing the principle of direct words",etc,we need to put forward the specific reform measures to achieve the value of the rule of law.