證人真實陳述義務與其業務保密義務之權衡探討

The Trade-off between Witness Obligation to Testify and to Maintain Business Confidentiality

本文扼要討論刑事訴訟法（下稱刑訴）第182條與刑法第316條的關係。並從中探討因業務關係而得拒絕證言，在刑事程序中之實然與應然？此究竟是屬於義務？還是權利？以及在刑事程序中違反拒絕證言的效果為何？從維護私密觀點來說，本文主張刑事業務秘匿特權，就其本質應更屬於義務，尚且應採取適當的配套措施，以對於私人秘密，始能獲得完整的維護。

This article is to discuss the relationship between Article 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Article 316 of Criminal Code of the Republic of China, exploringthat oughtness and practice? in 'RefusingTes timony on Professional Grounds in Criminal Procedure' is the obligation or the right, and the effect of violatingthe testimony in criminal procedures. This paper advocates that 'Right to Refuse Testimony on Professional Grounds in Criminal Procedure' should be the obligation and there should be appropriate complementary measures to protect private secrets.