伦理视野下的证人拒证权

论证了证人拒证权的伦理属性,认为它表现在起源的伦理性、权利本身的功利性和权利内容的人性关怀三方面。这使得从伦理的视野审视证人拒证权成为必要。在伦理的视野下,证人拒证权是法律对效率价值的追求,是一种必要的"恶";是宪法核心价值人性尊严原则在证据法中的体现;是对正义的守护。我国法律缺乏对证人拒证权的伦理审视,缺乏对拒证权必要的伦理规制,包括诚信规制和德性规制。

Privilege of Witness under Ethical Perspective

The privilege of witness has the inherent ethical attributes, which could be reflected in the ethical origin, the utilitarian of the right and right＇s content of human caring. As a result, it is necessary to carefully examine the privilege under ethical perspective. Under ethical perspective, witness＇ privilege is the pursue of law to the efficiency value, is one kind of essential wickedness; is the embodiment of principle of human dignity in the law of evidence, which is the core value of constitution; and is the guardian of justice. China＇s law system lacks the ethical review on privilege of witness, lacks necessary ethical regulation on privilege, including regulation of credit and regulation of morality.