证明责任视角下的“亲亲相隐”刍议

Research on Relative Concealment from the Perspective of Burden of Proof

作为中华法系的一项重要原则,"亲亲相隐"在维系我国传统家庭与社会秩序上的特有法律价值不言而喻。在学界看来,我国大陆地区对其所谓的"扬弃"却并非明智之举,几十年的取舍之争充分论证了"亲亲相隐"是当代法治依然重要的本土资源,[1]特别凸显了"亲亲相隐"在近亲属作证问题上的诉讼价值。本文中,笔者在分析"亲亲相隐"的证据学内涵的基础上,着重从证明责任的角度论证了其作为现代证据学原则的必要性和重要意义。

As an important principle of Chinese Legal system,relative concealment,boasting unique legal value,plays an important role in maintaining Chinese traditional family and social order. In the academic view,the so- called ＂development and sublation＂in Chinese mainland is not wise. The debate on accepting or rejecting it fully demonstrated the value of relative concealment as important local resource of present ruling by law,especially in litigation concerning close relatives to testify. Based on analyzing the evidence connotation of relative concealment,the author stresses the necessity and meaning of it as a principle of modern science of evidence from the perspective of burden of proof.