CAJ | 학술논문

沉默权问题不仅是诉讼法学上的问题也是宪法学上的一个问题．沉默权不仅具有宪法基本权利形式上的特征而且具有宪法基本权利实质上的特征。将沉默权作为公民的基本权利之一加以规定，符合现代社会宪法基本权利内涵及种类不断扩张的要求．不仅如此，在宪法基本权利中谋求沉默权的合法地位，既是民主和法治的基本要求，也是保障犯罪嫌疑人基本人权的要求，而且还符合宪政意义上的价值观．
침묵권문제불부시소송법학상적문제야시헌법학상적일개문제．침묵권불부구유헌법기본권리형식상적특정이차구유헌법기본권리실질상적특정。장침묵권작위공민적기본권리지일가이규정，부합현대사회헌법기본권리내함급충류불단확장적요구．불부여차，재헌법기본권리중모구침묵권적합법지위，기시민주화법치적기본요구，야시보장범죄혐의인기본인권적요구，이차환부합헌정의의상적개치관．
The right of silence is the issue not only related to procedure law but also raltcd to the Constitution. It has the characteristics in form and nature of fundamental rights of the Constitution. To entitle the right of silence to citizens conforms to the enriching of connation and type of constitutional fundamental rights. Moreover, legitimate position for the right among constitutional fundamental rights is the request both of democracy and constitutionality and of ensuring suspected offenders＇ fundamental human rights. In addition, it conforms to the values of constitutional government.