在民事诉讼中,证人证言是一种运用得相当广泛的证据。直接开庭所倡导的审判公开,使证言的收集、质证和认证,从“幕后”走到“庭上”,将证人直接推上法庭,直接面对当事人和法官,当庭作出忠实于事实和法律的陈述,并公开接受当事人的质证和法庭的调查,这对于增大民事审判透明度,保障司法公正,特别是对于以证言定案的民事案件的审理,是不可或缺的程序和环节。 Witness testimony is a widely used evidence in civil litigation. The trial advocated by the direct courtroom is open, so that the collection, verification and certification of testimony goes from the “behind the scenes” to the “court”, directly turns the witness onto the court and directly confronts the parties and the judge and makes the court faithful to the facts and the law It is an indispensable procedure and link for increasing the transparency of civil trial and ensuring the fairness of the judiciary, especially for the hearing of civil cases that have been confirmed by testimony.