证人拒证权制度探析

证人的拒证权是一种免证特权。在英美法系和大陆法系的大多数国家，其民事诉讼法中都规定了拒证权制度，以期确保“发现真实”与保障证人及其证言所涉及的国家、社会利益与个人利益两者之间的平衡，拒证权的确立是对各种社会价值进行理性选择的必然结果，这一制度的设立符合我国传统法律文化的内容要求，也是对在特殊情况下强制证人作证所去利弊的一种纠正。我国设立证人拒证权的立法构想包括证人享有拒证权的情形，证人行使拒证权的具体程序设计两方面。

Study on the Right of Exemption from Testifying

The fight of exemption from testifying is a privilege of refuse to testify. In most countries of Common law system and Continental law system, the right of order to ensure the balance between discovering dividual right. Establishing this system in China result after choosing rationally a variety of social exemption from testifying is prescribed in civil procedural law in reality and safeguarding the interest of nation and society and in-dividual right.Establishing this system in China is provided with the rationality and feasibility. It is an inevitable value. At the same time, it accords with the content of traditional legal culture. It is also a balance between advantages and disadvantages resulting from compelling witness in special circumstances. The legislative suggestions on establishing this system in China include that the conditions of acquiring this right and the detailed procedural design for performing the right.