一、亲亲相隐原则的内涵及其发展(一)亲亲相隐的内涵。亲亲相隐原则,又叫“亲亲得相首匿原则”,是指亲属之间相互首谋隐匿犯罪行为,不予告发和作证。这种主张亲属间首谋隐匿犯罪可以不负刑事责任的原则,源于儒家孔子“父为子隐,子为父隐,直在其中”的思想。孔子还有另外一种说 First, the meaning and development of the principle of mutual covenant (a) connotation of relatives. The principle of relative deference, also known as the principle of “kissing one another in the first place,” refers to the mutual concealment of criminal acts among relatives and mutual infidelity, and shall not be denounced and testified. This principle of advocating the first act of concealing a crime among relatives can not hold criminal responsibility stems from the Confucian thought of “father is a child hidden, son is a father hidden, and is always in it.” Confucius there is another said