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《公民及政治权利国际公约》是联合国通过的最重要的人权条约之一。该《公约》存在三个不同的中文本:1966年联合国大会通过的原始文本(称为《公民及政治权利国际盟约》),2002年联合国根据中国政府的要求修改的中文本(称为《公民及政治权利国际公约》),还有现在通行中文本(称为《公民权利及政治权利国际公约》。笔者发现通行的中文本内容与原始文本有重大变化,其来源和法律依据均不明确,有从英文本翻译而成的痕迹,而且存在若干翻译错误。本文通过对该《公约》中文本和外文本的研究,辨析了现在通行的中文本中的各种问题,包括:名称、男女平等、死刑、酷刑、假释、逮捕、法庭交叉询问等有关条款中存在的错误,指出了这些条款的真实含义。文章还提出了确定《公约》作准中文本的途径和方法,并探讨了《公约》的批准时间和相关条款的保留问题。最后,本文还阐述了中国司法改革所取得的成果,认为中国的人权保障,特别是在刑事司法领域中的人权保障,已经取得了巨大进步,分析了中国在准备批准《公约》过程中需要注意的事项,建议中国尽快批准该《公约》,并可以在批准《公约》之后,根据中国《宪法》和《公约》的有关规定逐步完善国内法,以便进一步促进司法改革,落实中国《宪法》和法律中"尊重和保障人权"的条款。
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作者(Author): 杨宇冠;郭旭;Li Li;
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