Abstract:

Some amendments have been made regarding to forensic appraisal in the Criminal Procedure Law， such as the name of examination opinions for evidence， the define of hospitals designated by provincial governments， the legal consequence of forensic examiners to appear in court testimony， the safeguard of forensic examiners， the expert assistant in court testimony and so on. The meaning of these amendments should not be underestimated. However， due to lack of prospective， some important issues such as the initial right of forensic appraisal and the compulsive appraisal are not related to， and further amending and improving are needed in the reform of the forensic appraisal system.

Key words: Criminal Procedure Law, amendment, evaluation

摘要：

《刑事诉讼法修正案》就鉴定意见作为证据的名称、省政府指定医院、鉴定人出庭的法律后果、鉴定人人身保障以及有专门知识的人出庭协助公诉人、当事人和辩护人、诉讼代理人就鉴定意见提出意见等方面作出了修改，其意义是不可低估的。同时，由于修改的内容在前瞻性上不明显，有些重要的问题，如鉴定启动权、强制鉴定等没有涉及，仍需要司法鉴定制度改革予以进一步完善与弥补。

关键词: 刑事诉讼法, 鉴定修改, 评价