The Value Justification and Realization Path of the Evidence Disclosure System:With a Discussion on Article 29 of the"Guiding Opinions"
Evidence disclosure plays a crucial role in ensuring substantive justice by promoting the true discovery of cases,enhancing litigation efficiency while protecting the rights of the accused,and coordinating equal adversarial pro-ceedings between prosecution and defense through improved procedural structures.However,the realization of these val-ues faces a series of urgent challenges in the judicial practice of leniency for guilty pleas and confessions,including a lack of specialized legislative provisions,limited operability,insufficient procedural regulations,and the absence of remedial and sanction mechanisms.To address these issues,it is necessary to integrate and improve relevant specialized legislative provisions,summarize and learn from beneficial outcomes in judicial practice,clarify procedural regulations for disclo-sure,and establish comprehensive remedial and sanction mechanisms.This will ensure the fairness and accuracy of the ap-plication of relevant legal policies in criminal substantive determinations,reduce the potential for wrongful convictions,and realize the intended value of the leniency system for guilty pleas and confessions.
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