在西方刑事诉讼中大都赋予犯罪嫌疑人、被告人沉默权并被认为是受刑事追诉者自卫的最重要的权利。沉默权制度的建立经过一个漫长而曲折的过程,在这个过程中不断发展与完善,沉默权最早确立于17世纪的英国。沉默权的建立,被认为是人类通向文明斗争中最重要的里程碑之一。本文就西方沉默权制度在我国的适用进行了探讨。 In western criminal proceedings, criminal suspects and defendants are mostly given the right to silence and are regarded as the most important right to self-defense by criminal prosecutors. After a long and tortuous process, the establishment of the right to silence system continued to develop and improve in this process. Right of silence was first established in Britain in the 17th century. The establishment of the right to silence is considered as one of the most important milestones in the human race leading to the civilized struggle. This article discusses the application of the system of the right of silence in our country.