中国刑事缺席审判制度:理解与完善

China’s Criminal Trial in Absentia: Understanding and Developing

新《刑事诉讼法》设立的刑事缺席审判制度是我国刑事司法制度发展的重要内容,对全面依法治国建设具有重要意义。我国构建刑事缺席审判制度既是对域外法治发达国家刑事缺席审判经验的继承,又是结合我国国情的制度完善,也是对司法实践的立法弥补。但新设立的刑事缺席审判制度并非完璧无瑕,立法上仍存在规定不合理、不清晰的缺陷,亦未经实践检验。未来应完善相关法律法规,在实践检验的基础上优化我国特色的刑事缺席审判制度。

The trial by default system established by the new Criminal Procedure Law is an important part of the development of China s criminal justice system and is of great significance for the comprehensive implementation of the rule of law.The construction of the trial by default system in China is not only the inheritance of the trial by default experience of developed countries,but also the institutional innovation combined with China s national conditions,and the legislative compensation for judicial practice.However,the newly established trial by default system is not exhaustive.There are still deficiencies in the legislation that are unreasonable,unclear and have not been tested in practice.In the future,relevant laws and regulations should be improved,and the trial by default system with criminal characteristics of China should be optimized on the basis of practice test.