论刑法的从轻适用与人权保障

Lighter Application of Penal Law and Safeguards of Human Rights

刑法是从轻适用还是从重适用,不仅是刑法效力范围理论中需要认真对待的一个基础性课题,而且事关刑法在人权保障方面的机能显现,关系着刑法在强大的国家保护与弱小的人权保障的博奕过程中如何寻求一种平衡。基于比较的视角,立足于有利于行为人的立场,对刑法适用中的从轻原则及其彻底实现、从轻原则的运用所面临的现实问题及其因应对策进行深入研讨,无论是对于实现以人为本的理念,还是构建和谐社会,都具有重要的现实意义。

It is a basic topic, whether the application of penal law is lighter or heavier in the scope of validity of penal law. Furthermore, it concerns the safeguards of human rights, and the equilibrium between the strong protection of nation and safeguards of human rights. On comparative method and the pro defendente, this article studies deeply the principle of lighter punishment of penal law and other relevant questions. This will be significant to the fulfillment of humanism and construction of harmonization society.