杨宇冠 孙 军

【摘 要】 《中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法修正案（草案）》第16条引入了“排除合理怀疑”的表述，意味着“排除合理怀疑”很可能会成为我国刑事诉讼证明标准的一部分。本文梳理了英美法系国家排除合理怀疑标准的起源与发展，分析了排除合理怀疑的基本特征与内在要求，并结合我国司法实际探讨了排除合理怀疑证明标准的引入与我国刑事诉讼证明标准完善等重要问题。

【关键词】 刑事诉讼；排除合理怀疑；证明标准；我国证明标准的完善；刑诉法修正案草案

【中图分类号】 D915.13

【文献标识码】 A

【文章编号】 1674-1226（2011）06-0645-12

"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" and Improvement of the Standard of Proof in China′s Criminal Procedure.Yang Yuguan, Sun Jun. Center for Procedural Law of CUPL，Beijing 100088.

【Abstract】 The Amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law (Draft) which was published in August 2011 proposed "beyond reasonable doubt" as one of the requirements of the proof standard in China′s criminal justice.This article explores the development of the concept of "beyond a reasonable double" in Common Law countries,studies the issues in China′s adopting "beyond a reasonable doubt" and making some suggestions on the improvement of China′s evidence law.

【Key Words】 Criminal litigation, Beyond a reasonable doubt, standard of proof, Improvement of standard of proof in China, The Amendment to China′s Criminal Procedure Law (draft)