在法庭安全与公正审判之间:刑事庭审中的“法庭囚笼”问题研究——以欧洲人权法院判例为借鉴

Study of the “Cage in the Court” in the Trial of Judicial Proceedings:With a Focus on the Cases of the European Court of Human Rights

针对刑事庭审中的'法庭囚笼'问题,欧洲人权法院在'斯瓦纳任科和斯亚德馁夫诉俄罗斯'等一系列案件中逐步确认,即被告人人格尊严及其获得公正审判权的价值高于法庭安全,庭审中将被告人置于'铁笼被告席'或者不当使用'玻璃舱被告席'的做法,均违反了《欧洲人权公约》第3条、第6条的规定,构成有辱人格待遇并侵犯被告人的公正审判权。该立场符合国际整体趋势,对我国刑事庭审'去囚笼化'具有借鉴意义。国内法院应当完善相关制度,改造当前使用的'低栅栏被告席',推动我国司法文明进一步提升。

In response to the'cage in the court'issue in the criminal trial,by reviewing a series of cases such as'Svinarenko and Slyadnev v.Russia',the European Court of Human Rights has gradually clarified that the'human dignity of the accused and his right to a fair trial is higher than the value of the Court Security',thus found that putting the accused in a'cage dock'or improper use of a'glass cabin dock'are in breach of Article 3 and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights,which will constitute a degrading treatment and will violate the right to a fair trial.This position is in line with the international overall trend,which is of significance as a reference to China’s criminal trial.Domestic courts should be more initiatives to transform the current use of the'low fence dock'to promote China’s judicial civilization to further enhance.