民事诉讼中的证人证言研究

The Study on Testimony of Witnessesin Civil Proceedings

证人证言是证人向法院或法庭陈述的有关案件真实情况的口头证言或书面证言。证人证言具有主观性、直接性、偶然性、生动性和形象性、缺乏稳定性等特点。影响证人证言真实性的因素主要有两类:第一类是主体性因素,如证人的年龄、性别、情绪、记忆、自信度等;第二类是主体外的因素,如光线、距离、暗示、询问人员的提问方式、辨认的环境、事后的信息等。对证人证言的审查判断,要注意审查证人的主体资格、证人的品行及能力等主观因素、证人与当事人的利害关系、证人证言的形成过程、证人证言与其他证据之间的关系等。

Witness testimony is a witness statement to the court or tribunal the truth of the case of oral testimony or written testimony. Testimony of witnesses have some characteristic such as subjective, direct,incidental, vivid, imaginative, lacking of stability and other characteristics. There are two main factors affected the authenticity of the testimony of witnesses： first is the main factor, such as the witness＇ s age, gender, mood,memory, self-confidence, etc.; the second type is the main external factors, such as light, distance, suggesting,the way of asking questions, the identification of the environment, the afterward information, etc.. Examination and judgement of witness testimony, should pay attention to the qualification of the witness＇ s character and ability and other subjective factors, the interests of the witness and the parties concerned, the formation of the testimony of witnesses, the relationship of witness testimony and other evidence.