刑法适用解释的合法性诉求

Legitimacy of Interpretation of Criminal Law for Application

罪刑法定原则是现代刑法三大基本原则之一。罪刑法定原则的意义在于限制国家的刑罚权,保障公民自由和人权,也就是国家司法机关行使刑罚权与公民自由之间给定了一个明确的界限。刑事法律的适用客观上存在一个解释问题,即解释的合法性问题。在合法性问题上,又存在经验主义与规范主义之争,马克斯.韦伯和哈贝马斯就是经验主义与规范主义的代表人物,他们分别论述了刑法适用解释的合法性诉求,并指出刑法适用解释的实际功能。

The principle that all criminal behavior is made by statute is one of the three fundamental principles of modern criminal law. Its significance lies in giving a restriction to the country＇s penalty and defending civil liberty and human rights, so as to make it clear for state judicial departments to keep civil freedom when executing penalty. In essence, this principle reflects the issue of interpretation of criminal law for application, that is, the legitimacy of criminal law. Around this issue exists the dispute between empiricism, represented by Max Weber, and normalism, represented by Habermas. They dwelt on this issue and clarified the legitimacy and functions of interpretation of criminal law for application.