论刑罚的慎重适用和适度适用原则

Analysis on Penalty Rules of Applying Carefully and Moderate Application

刑罚的慎重适用原则和刑罚的适度适用原则是在司法实践中必不可少的。刑罚的慎重适用是指在适用刑罚时严格按照刑法规定的刑种和刑度进行,必须审慎从事,不得有半点轻率、马虎,对死刑慎重使用,对法律没有规定的刑罚方法更不能擅自添加使用。刑罚的慎重适用原则的实现,首先应树立慎刑观念;其次,实现对死刑的慎重适用是慎重适用刑罚的重要内容;再次,慎重进行适用刑罚的司法解释是慎重适用刑罚的前提。刑罚适度适用原则是指对犯罪分子的刑罚程度适当。实现刑罚的适度适用包括两个方面的内容:一是在立法设置上应当适度立法,这是实现适度适用的前提;一是在适用刑法过程中,在具体的量刑上,适度量刑。

The rules of careful application of penalty and moderate application are indispensable in judical practice. The rule of careful application of penalty is strict in applying penalty by penalty code. We must do those to turn this rule true ： first, be careful on penalty, second, carefully applying death penalty, third, be careful when explainning the penal code. The rule of moderate application of penalty embraces appropriate making penalty in legislation and moderate using penalty on criminals.