死刑辩护权在中国面临的障碍及出路

Obstacles of Defense Right of Death Penalty in China and Its Outlet

随着国际社会越来越重视《公民权利与政治权利国际公约》,中国死刑问题特别是死刑辩护权问题再次引起社会各界广泛争议。目前,死刑辩护权在中国主要面临着政策层面的障碍、立法层面的障碍、程序层面的障碍和司法层面的障碍。为了消除上述障碍,应该切实贯彻"宽严相济"的死刑政策,在刑法中大力削减死刑罪名的数量、限制适用死刑的对象、细化死刑的量刑标准、取消死刑的绝对法定刑,从程序上将定罪程序与判刑程序适当分开、严格死刑适用的证明标准,并在司法实践中对死刑辩护制度予以完善。

With the international society paying more and more attention to International Treaty of Civilian Right and Political Right,the death penalty issue especially the defense right of the death penalty in China has again aroused extensive disputes in different social circles. At present,the defense rights of the death penalty are mainly meeting with the obstacles in policy,in legislation,in procedure and in justice. In order to abolish these obstacles,carry out the death penalty policy of 'combination of ‘strict’ with ‘loose’',greatly reduce the amount the death penalty crimes,restrain the object suiting the death penalty,specify the sentencing standards of criminal procedure for death penalty,cancel the absolute law of criminal procedure for death penalty,separate properly the criminal procedure and the sentencing procedure,be strict with the proof standards for death penalty application,and perfect the defense right of death penalty.