传闻证据规则研究

Study on the Rule against Hearsay

传闻证据规则是英美证据法中最重要的证据规则之一,它原则上要求在审判中排除传闻证据,证人证言须在法庭上接受检验,只有在符合法定的例外情形时才允许采纳庭外陈述。对于我国司法实践中存在的证人不愿作证、审判中大量使用书面证言的问题,该规则具有可资借鉴的意义。在我国的刑事诉讼中,为保障程序的公正性和诉讼的对抗性,必须根据实际情况确立合理的传闻证据规则,并规定适当的例外。

The rule against hearsay is one of the most important rules of evidence in the evidence law of Britain and U.S.A., which requests hearsay evidence, should be expelled in trail, unless it comes within some exceptions to the hearsay rule. As for the problem in our country, where witness does not wish to testify in court, and documentary hearsay prevails, the hearsay rule has referential value. The hearsay rule should be established based on actual situation of criminal procedure in China and some important exceptions must be designed to be a part of the rule.