近亲属作证特免权指在刑事诉讼中，具有证人资格的人由于与犯罪嫌疑人、被告人存在法定亲属关系而享有的选择拒绝作证的权利，是刑事诉讼法中证人制度的重要组成部分，在西方国家的刑事诉讼法中都有所规定。我国2012年修改《刑事诉讼法》，在第188条增加了“近亲属免于强制出庭”的规定，这被认为是上述制度在我国立法中的体现，但两者有着根本不同。本文拟在探讨近亲属作证特免权的价值、两大法系国家对这一制度的规定及其区别的基础上，结合我国《刑事诉讼法》第188条的规定，分析现行制度存在的问题，讨论在我国逐步建立近亲属作证特免权制度的立法构想。

The privilege of close relatives witnesses refers to the right of qualified witnesses, who are close relatives of the criminal suspect or the defendant, to refuse to bear witness. It has been an important part in the witness system of criminal procedure laws, and has been a stipulation widely accepted by western countries. In 2012, the revision of Criminal Procedure Law in China added in article 188 that “the court should not compel the defendants’ spouses, parents and children to testify in court”，which is regarded as the privilege of close relatives witnesses in China’s legislation, but the fact is that those two are completely different. This study explores the value of this privilege and how it is stipulated in two law systems, and analyzes some problems under the current system. It also visualizes how to set up the privilege of close relatives witnesses in China’s legislation.