沉默权的基本内涵;西方法学界对沉默权设置的限制;我国当前国情有设置沉默权的必要;设置沉默权有助于根除刑讯逼供,保护被告人诉讼权利,实现人权保障法制化;设置沉默权有利于维护控辩双方平等对抗的诉讼结构;我国要设置沉默权必须作出相应的配套措施:完善证人制度、提高律师水平、给予适当限制等。 The basic connotation of the right to silence; the limit set by the western jurisprudence on the right to silence; the necessity of setting the right to silence in the current national conditions; the setting of the right to silence helps to eradicate the torture of the victim, protect the procedural rights of the accused and ensure the legal protection of human rights; The right is conducive to safeguarding the structure of the lawsuit between the prosecution and the defense on the basis of equal confrontation. To set the right to silence, our country must make corresponding supporting measures: improve the witness system, raise the level of lawyers and give appropriate restrictions.