关键词: 司法鉴定人, 出庭作证, 诉讼地位

Abstract: On one hand, the appraiser appears in court as a witness in a broad sense; on the other hand, he/she differs from a normal witness. Therefore, it is necessary to understand correctly the special feature of an appraiser as a witness in trial so as to correctly position the appraiser's status in a lawsuit. Generally speaking, an appraiser testifying in trial is to fulfill the burden of proof undertaken by the principal or the designating party. Specifically, an appraiser testifying in trial includes two parts: making a presentation of the appraisal opinion and accepting cross-examination about the appraisal opinion, the latter is a challenging task. Consequently, an appraiser should study and be trained from five aspects to enhance the ability of accepting cross-examination.

Key words: appraiser, appear in court, testify in trial