传闻证据规则(the hearsay rule)又称反传闻规则(the rule against hearsay),是一个由一般排除规则和例外规则所组成的综合体,其含义是指除非存在符合法律规定的例外情形,否则原则上要求排除所有传闻证据。作为由普通法发展起来的主要证据排除法则之一,该规则产生于17世纪末的英国,伴随着古老的陪审团制度的演变而确立并且不断发展。然而,由于传闻证据规则例外的不断增加,其体系愈发错综复杂,难以控制。①历经数世纪的演变,传闻证据规 The hearsay rule, also known as the rule against hearsay, is a composite of general exclusion and exception rules whose meaning is that unless there is an exception that complies with the law, the principle Ask for the exclusion of all hearsay evidence. As one of the leading rules of exclusion of evidence developed by common law, the rule originated in England at the end of the seventeenth century and was established and evolved along with the evolution of the ancient jury system. However, with the exception of the hearsay rule exception, its system has become more complex and difficult to control. ① After several centuries of evolution, hearsay evidence regulations