英美法系中的心理学专家证人

Expert Psychological Witnesses of British and American Law System

专家证人指的是根据法庭的要求，依靠专业知识知技术，就法庭审案过程中所渉及的有关本专业的内容，向法庭提供的有科学依据的书面报告并直接出庭作证的各学科的专家。心理学专家证人就是心理学专家作为专家证人进行出庭作证。英美法系与我国实行的大陆法系存在着差异，该文希望通过系统地介绍英美法系心理学专家证人的发展历史及作用、心理学专家证人的工作程序、存在的争议、已有的实证研究等，为国内法律界和心理学界开辟一个新的视角，并探讨心理学专家证人在我国司法系统实施的可能性。

Expert witnesses are correlative experts who provide scientific written report and give directly testimony on the court with professional knowledge and technology at the require of court. Expert psychological witnesses are psychologists who stand on the court and give the testimony. British and American law system is very different from continental law system which is mainly used in our country. This article intents to open a new eyesight for national law area and psychology area by introducing the history、the working、the controversy and the existed experimental researches of expert psychological witnesses of British and American law system， and also intent to explore the possibility of applying Expert psychological witness for our country law system.