Transcript·文字實錄

在中國每4名已婚婦女中就有1人遭受過某種形式的家庭暴力，這一數據來自于全國婦聯在2011年組織的一項全國調查。目前，立法者已經進入到立項論證的最后階段——評估中國是否需要一部專門的反家庭暴力法，以及立法的社會和法律環境是否成熟。2011年全國人大宣布將制定反家庭暴力的法律列入立法工作計劃，但參與立項論證的一些專家告訴我們，中國是否需要為此立一部專門法律，這個問題一直存在很多阻力和分歧。

One in four married women in China has experienced some form of domestic violence. That's according to a 2011 national survey by the All-China Women's Federation. Now, lawmakers are entering their last stage of assessing China's need for a law against domestic violence and if the country's social and legal environments are ready for one. The National People's Congress announced in 2011 it would consider introducing legislation on domestic violence, but experts involved in the assessment told us there have always been many obstacles and different views on whether or not China needs such a law.

事實上，這樣的討論已經超過了十年。但從2011年底以來，立法的研究和調查速度明顯加快。在去年10月，全國人大組織了一個專家組開展調研工作，研究制定反家暴立法的可能性。今年年初，專家組完成了評估報告并遞交給了全國人大。在報告中，專家組指出，中國有必要就家庭暴力制定一部專門的法律。2012年3月，全國婦聯副主席、全國政協委員甄硯，呼吁全國人大加快反家暴法的立法進程。

In fact, the discussion has been going on for more than a decade. The research and investigation process, however, has sped up significantly since late 2011. In October, the National People's Congress organized a team of experts to research and investigate the possibility of making a law on domestic violence. Earlier this year, the research team finished its assessment report and handed it over to the National People's Congress. In the report, the team suggests it is necessary for China to pass a specialized law on domestic violence. In March 2012, Zhen Yan, vice-chairwoman of the All-China Women's Federation and a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, called on the National People's Congress to speed up its processes of introducing legislation on domestic violence.

那么目前立法進行到了什么程度？我們在演播室電話采訪了蔣月娥，她是立法過程中牽頭呼吁的專家之一。

What's happening with the legislation? We called Jiang Yue'e from our studio. She's one of the few leading experts in pushing the legislation process.

馮欣：現在的進展怎么樣？

Feng Xin: What's happening with the legislation?

蔣月娥：現在相關的論證報告在進行修改完善，來提交人大常委會討論，常委會還沒有正式討論。

Jiang Yue'e: Relevant assessment reports are being edited and improved in order to be submitted to the NPC's Standing Committee for discussion. The Standing Committee hasn't discussed it formally yet.

馮欣：那如果立法要進一步往下走，目前需要克服什么樣的阻力呢？

Feng Xin: If the legislation needs to move forward, what obstacles does it have to overcome?

蔣月娥：應該說全國人大對立法這個問題也是高度重視。我認為這項工作上升到立法的高度是有一定的難度的，特別是有這樣一種認識，覺得家庭暴力是家庭的事務，公權力怎么來干預？

Jiang Yue'e: I must say the NPC pays a great deal of attention to the legislation. However, I think when a project is brought to the level of legislation, difficulties do exist. There is a view that domestic violence is a matter of the family; how can state power come to intervene?

馮欣：可能很多人都有這樣一個問題，家庭暴力是不是真有這么嚴重，一定要立一部法？這個您怎么看？

Feng Xin: People might have a question like, is domestic violence really serious that we have to have a specialized law. What's your opinion?

蔣月娥：我個人認為，立法并不是說這個問題嚴重了，我們才立法。因為立法是為了規范人的行為，它有很大的成分是為了預防、制止，不僅僅是說法律的懲治。

Jiang Yue'e: In my own opinion, we make a law not because the problem has turned serious but to regulate people's behaviors. A large part of it is to prevent and stop rather than just to punish.

那么中國的家庭暴力到底有多嚴重？

But how serious is domestic violence in China?

報告顯示，2004到2008年全國婦聯平均每年收到4萬至5萬起家暴投訴。

Various reports show the All-China Women's Federation received between 40,000 and 50,000 domestic complaints each year from 2004 to 2008.

2011年，一項對中國婦女社會地位的調查顯示，超過24.7%的已婚婦女曾經遭受過某種形式的家庭暴力，比如身體暴力、性暴力、精神暴力、限制人身自由和經濟控制。5.5%的受訪者明確表示曾經遭受過身體暴力。

A 2011 national survey on women's status shows more than 24.7 percent of married women in China have experienced some form of domestic violence, like physical assault, sexual abuse, mental abuse, physical confinement and economic deprivation. 5.5 percent of respondents reported in explicit terms that they had been physically abused.

馮欣：要立這樣一部反家庭暴力法，現在有哪些立法難點呢？

Feng Xin: If we were to make a law on domestic violence, what would be some of the difficulties?

林建軍：應該說，是不是立專門的防治家庭暴力的法律，本身現在就存在分歧。一部分人認為修改現行的法律就可以了，當然還有相當一部分人認為應當制定專門的防治家庭暴力的法律。所以說，是專門立法還是修法，存在分歧，這本身就是一個難點。

Lin Jianjun: I'd say the question – whether or not we need a specialized law on domestic violence – itself is a difficult matter. Some people think we only need to amend our current laws, but of course there are a considerable number of people who think we should make a specialized law. So the disagreement itself is a difficulty in the legislation process.

馮欣：那您怎么看呢？您的意見是什么？

Feng Xin: Then what do you think?

林建軍：我個人更傾向于制定專門的家庭暴力防治法，這個法的功能定位不僅僅局限于事后制裁，還要涉及到事先預防，而且也不僅僅局限于對施暴人的制裁，還要涉及到對受害人的救濟和保護。所以說所有這些功能很難在一部私法或者公法中涵蓋在內，它應當是一個綜合性的社會法。

Lin Jianjun: I'm more in favor of a specialized law on domestic violence. The function of the law shouldn't be limited to punishment after violence. It should also involve prevention of violence. The law should also not be limited to the punishment of the perpetrator but also the rescue and protection of the victim. It's very hard for a private law or public law to include all these functions. It should be a comprehensive, social law.

就立法而言，中國共有29個省和自治區出臺了地方性的反家庭暴力法規或條例，但是國家級的專門立法還是空白。

Legislatively, 29 Chinese provinces and special administrative regions have passed local administrative laws and regulations on domestic violence, but a specialized national law does not exist.

在世界范圍內，超過80個國家和地區有專門針對家暴的立法。

Worldwide, more than 80 countries and regions have passed laws on domestic violence.

2009年，香港特別行政區通過了《家庭及同居關系暴力條例》，當時香港的立法者都經歷過哪些爭論？有哪些問題大陸也有可能遇到？

In 2009 the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passed its Domestic and Cohabitation Relationship Violence Ordinance. What were some of the issues Hong Kong lawmakers debated? What legislative questions is the Chinese mainland likely to encounter?

我們采訪了陳婉嫻，她曾是香港立法會的議員，并參與了香港反家暴法的立法過程。

We talked to Chan Yuen-han, who took part in Hong Kong's legislation process while she was a member of the region's legislative council.

馮欣：陳議員，在警方處理家庭暴力案件的時候，警方一般會遇到什么困難呢？

Feng Xin: Councilor Chan, when police officers deal with domestic violence what problems do they often encounter?

陳婉嫻：當然求證是最大的困難。幾件很大的案件，當被打的人曾經多次到警察局要求處理，但是警方沒有跟進調查，后來產生（更多毆打），最后死亡。引起很多人很大的意見，對警方也有很多的批評，就嘗試去立法。

Chan Yuen-han: Finding evidence is the biggest difficulty. There were several major cases where the victim reported to the police many times, but the police didn't follow up. This then led to more beating. The victim eventually died. Such cases brought about a lot of public criticism. People then tried to make legislation.

馮欣：這個條例建立的過程是怎么樣的？

Feng Xin: How did the legislation process go?

陳婉嫻：首先在立法會，有一個審議的過程。當時我還是立法會的議員，在立法過程中，我們有不少的公聽會。不同的人來提意見，我也參與在內，當時的討論是很廣泛的。

Chan Yuen-han: First, in the legislative council there was a public hearing process. I was a member of the council at the time. During the process, we had quite a lot of public hearings. Many people came to express their opinions, as I did. The discussion was quite comprehensive.

馮欣：那當時討論的都是什么話題呢？

Feng Xin: What topics were being discussed?

陳婉嫻：首先是政府最初不愿意將家庭里面（發生的）夫妻毆打列入法律的保障里。后來我們無數（次地）爭取很多年，政府同意要立法。在這個過程當中，有兩個很大的爭執，就是婚姻的定義在哪里。婚姻可以以異性為主的還是同性也行的嗎？這個是一個很大的爭議。另外一個爭議就是有關保障的范圍，父母、老人家也是否包括在里面嗎？兒童也應該包括在里面吧？這也是很大的爭議。我覺得在傳統的中國人里面，一般是家丑不出屋門，你要沖破這個傳統的概念是很重要的一步。我認為任何家里總有事情發生，在華人的社會，要同意我們的觀點是難的。所以當我在全國婦聯里面知道有一批先行者也想推這個法，我說，“好”，正視社會的問題。這個問題就是如何解決家里不能處理的問題，起碼我立個法，去影響任何準備施暴的人士，（給他們）一個警戒，讓他們不能亂來。

Chan Yuen-han: At first, the government didn't want to make a law to cover couples' fights in their own homes. After we strived to create legislation for many years, the government eventually agreed. During the process, there were two main arguments. What's the definition of marriage? Does it have to be between two people of the opposite sex? Or can it be between people of the same sex? This was a big argument. Another was about the scope of the law. Are parents and the elderly included in the law? Or maybe children should be included, as well. This was also a main argument. I think in traditional Chinese culture, people don't wash their dirty laundry in public. It's important to break up the traditional concept. I believe any family can have issues. It is hard to gain support in Chinese societies, so when I heard in the All-China Women's Federation there are a group of predecessors who also want to push for the law, I said, "Great". They are facing a social issue. That issue is how to solve problems that cannot be solved behind closed doors. If we have legislation it can at least warn those who are about to commit violence and make them to step back.

馮欣：那法律在這個過程中起到什么作用？

Feng Xin: So what role do you think the law is playing?

陳婉嫻：教育，很重要。今天經常還是有很多團體邀請我去聽他們的困難，我覺得起碼多很多人認識這個問題。以前，這就是小事嘛，丈夫打妻子是沒問題的，打老人家更不是問題，以前是這樣的，但是現在不是，起碼在教育上引導大家去認識，我覺得這個很重要的。

Chan Yuen-han: Education. It's very important. Today many groups still invite me to listen to their members discuss their experiences. I think at least there are more people who are aware of the issue. (Domestic violence) was just a small matter. It was OK for husbands to beat their wives. It was also OK for wives to beat their husbands –not to mention beating elderly people at home. It used to be like this, but it's no longer the case. At least in terms of education, I think (the law) is very important.

陳婉嫻談到了幾個香港立法者和居民當時需要討論的問題，比如家庭暴力的定義以及取證的難度。那么大陸應該如何來解決這些問題呢？我們會在下期解析這些問題。

Chan Yuen-han mentioned several questions Hong Kong lawmakers and residents had to think about when drafting their legislation on domestic violence, for example, the concept of domestic violence itself and the difficulty in proving it. How will or should the Chinese mainland address these questions? We will look into them in our next episode.

Archive · 往期

Watching China’s budget
解析中國預算

How can ordinary people make sense of China's budget?
普通人如何能弄懂中國的預算？

What makes it difficult for graduates to find jobs?
大學生就業難，難在哪？

Why do we often hear stories about college graduates unable to find jobs? -- 為什么我們經常聽到畢業生找不到工作的事？

Does China have enough jobs for college graduates?招工難，難在哪？

What makes it difficult for employers to recruit enough workers? And what makes it difficult for job seekers to find such employers? 是什么造成了用人單位的“招工難”？又是什么讓求職者難以找到這些雇主？

Does China have enough money to fund its pensioners?
中國有沒有足夠的養老錢？

How much money can we receive after we retire? At what age should we start planning our retirement? 退休后我們到底能領多少錢？到什么年齡應該計劃養老問題？

Should Chinese people retire later?
中國人是否應該晚退休？

In what social context is the government’s proposal to push back China's retirement age rooted? 6月5日，人力資源和社會保障部提出，未來會逐步將退休年齡推遲五年。這樣做有什么深層的社會原因？

Illegal immigrants: China's rise as a land of opportunity?
“三非”外國人：中國成為機會之地？

Is the increase of incidents involving illegal immigrants a symbol of China's rise as a land of opportunity? -- "三非"外國人日益增多，是否意味著中國成為機會的土壤？

Legislating domestic violence in China: Concepts - 中國反家庭暴力立法：概念

Digest China explores the concept of domestic violence and the difficulty in proving it. 本期探討“家庭暴力”這個概念的本身和取證的困難。

Legislating domestic violence in China: Obstacles - 中國反家庭暴力立法：難點

Digest China explores some decade-long obstacles and difficulties in the process. 本期《解析中國》探討中國反家庭暴力立法進程中長期存在的阻力和分歧。