“酷刑”定义解析

An Analysis of the Definition of Torture

在我国 ,对于酷刑的概念和内涵的认识还很模糊 ,甚至存在误解。目前得到普遍接受的酷刑定义是《联合国禁止酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚公约》所作的界定。酷刑有其构成特征。我国刑法没有必要单独设立“酷刑罪”罪名。

Some obscure understanding or even misunderstanding of the definition and connotation of “torture”exist in China. The widely accepted definition of torture to date is the one defined in the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. With respect to the constitutive elements, torture has its own characteristics. In the author's view, there is no need to create a “crime of torture” in Chinese Criminal Law that is separate from the one in the abovementioned Convention.