一定的历史传统、民族文化通常会对一个国家的法律制度产生深刻的影响,左右其价值选择。资本主义社会的以人为本、个人权利至上的法律文化观念推动了以体现程序正义和人权保障为价值取向的沉默权制度的确立。而近年来,英美国家对犯罪嫌疑人、被告人的沉默权加以重大限制,则是立法者对其价值取向加以调整的结果。 Certain historical traditions and national cultures usually exert a profound influence on the legal system of a country and influence its value choices. The concept of legal culture based on humanism and supremacy of individual rights in capitalist society has promoted the establishment of the right of silence with value orientation of procedural justice and protection of human rights. In recent years, however, major restrictions have been imposed on the right to silence the criminal suspects and defendants by the Anglo-American countries. This is the result of legislators adjusting their value orientation.