摘要:“亲亲相隐”制度是奉行了几千年的一项法律制度和伦理制度,是封建伦理道德在刑法上的反映。“亲亲相隐”思想最早源自中国古代先秦儒家“父子相隐”的伦理学说。“亲亲相隐”不仅是中国传统法律现象,也是西方法律古今具有的现象,其原因是该制度是基于人类所共有的人性、道德要求。在本文中,笔者对“亲亲相隐”制度的起源以及发展、成熟的过程进行归纳梳理,并与国外相关理论和立法进行比较研究,希望该制度能为我国当代社会服务。
关键词:亲亲相隐;儒家;免证权
Abstract:"concealment between relative"legal system which was obeyed as a codex system and ethic principle for several thousands of years reflects the feudal ethical morality in criminal law.The thought of "concealment between relative"initially from the Confucian s father-son concealment theory in the ancient Pre-Qin-dynasty China."concealment between relative"legal system is not only implicit in the traditionnal Chinese legal phenomenon,with ancient and modern Western legal.In this thesis,the author reviewed the process of the system history from the genesis to the mature and compared the similar theory and legislation of othe countries.
Key words:concealment between relative;confucianism ;testimony privilege
“亲亲相隐”制度源于先秦儒家关于孝的伦理观念。实行这一原则的主要目的,是为了维护封建伦常和家族制度,巩固古代的专制统治。在国外的“亲亲相隐”制度多表现为亲属之间的拒绝作证权和亲属之间可以窝藏、包庇犯罪而不负刑事责任。本文试图通过国内外制度的比较,将“亲亲相隐”从儒家视角中的人性、亲情体恤方面和现代刑法理论去分析,希望以此得出“亲亲相隐”制度对现代中国法制建设的积极意义。