关键词: 沉默权, 沉默权制度, 刑事诉讼

Abstract: Since the government of China entered the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 18th, Oct. 1998, scholars in the field of law have been discussing heatedly whether the rules of the privilege of silence should be set up in our Criminal Procedure Law. In this article, the author discusses the concept and origin of the privilege to silence, and the necessity and feasibility of establishing the rules of the privilege of silence in our Criminal Procedure Law. At last, the author provides some suggestions about how to set up these rules.

Key words: theprivilegeofsilence, systemofprivilegeofsilence, criminalprocedurelaw