义务视阈下的被告人庭审在场问题研究

The View of Obligation on the Presence at the Trial of the Defendants

刑事诉讼中庭审在场是我国被告人一项法定义务,立法规定极为严格。但这一义务并非不证自明,在理论上,被告人庭审在场义务有利于发现案件真相,但这一功能正在被逐渐削弱;在立法上,域外各国承认被告人庭审在场义务的同时又普遍设置了大量例外条款。我国应当修正当前保守的在场义务立法,保留被告人庭审在场义务之余,选择以快速审判程序作为例外规定的立法突破点,同时赋予法官一定的裁量权,合理增设普通程序庭审在场义务的例外情形。

It is both right and obligation for defendants appear at the trial in China. We pay much attention on the right instead of the obligation on defendants appear at the trial. The foundation of the system which is used to discover the truth has been shaken. Every country has set up some exceptions in legislation. The research on the presence at the trial should be changed from the perspective of the rights to obligations. We should retain on the obligation of presence of the accused because of the essence of the trial,judicial credibility,and so on. We also should set some exceptions in some cases in order to meet the need for the trial. The fast trial proceeding is the breakthrough point in legislation.