美国举报人保护法律体系论要

Informant Protection System: An Experience from the United States

"西安地铁问题电缆事件"突显出我国举报人保护法律制度的严重不足。在理论更新与现实需要的双重压力之下,我国构建举报人保护法律体系已是大势所趋。然而举报人保护法制的特殊性,决定了其建设与发展需格外谨慎处置,因此,对国外理论积累与实践经验的考察和分析显得十分必要。美国举报人保护法律体系之先进性与实效性世界公认,对其发展历程与现实状况进行全盘探察与评析,并总结出值得借鉴的经验教训,以此结合我国实际,对我国举报人保护法律体系的形成与维持,具有促进意义。

The event of ＂Xi＇an subway cable issue＂ highlighted the severe deficiency of Chinese legal system in protecting the informant. In view of the advancement in informant protections and repeated calls for informant protections in China, implementing a complete and systematic Chinese informant protection mechanism becomes inevitable. The establishment and implementation of such mechanism requires thorough and all -round deliber- ations, considering the peculiarity of the informant protection system. Therefore, references to theories and practi- cal experiences from the foreign countries are imperative in formulating the Chinese informant protection system. US informant protection legal system is worldly recognized for its progressiveness and effectiveness. This article seeks to provide some insights for the Chinese informant protection system by analyzing and summarizing the expe- rience of the United States in developing its informant protection regime.