关于“教唆不满十八周岁的人犯罪的,应当从重处罚”的理解与适用

The Interpretation of "Anyone Who Instigates a Person under the Age of 18 to Commit a Crime Shall be Given a Heavier Punishment" and its Application

我国通说的刑法理论认为犯罪主体必须具有刑事责任能力,无刑事责任能力之人实施的危害行为不构成犯罪;同时,教唆不具有刑事责任能力之人实施"犯罪"构成间接正犯,对其也可以适用刑法第二十九条第一款的规定即从重处罚。这种观点一方面认为无刑事责任能力之人实施的危害行为不构成犯罪,另一方在他人教唆的情况下,无刑事责任能力之人却又可以实施"犯罪,"这种解释显然无法成立。

It is generally accepted in criminal theories that the subject of a crime must have the ability to undertake criminal responsibility. The harmful acts made by those who can not undertake criminal responsibility shall not constitute a criminal offense. Meanwhile, anyone who instigates a person who can not undertake criminal responsibility to commit a crime constitutes an indirect principal offender and shall be given a heavier punish- ment according to Article 29 in Criminal Law. On one hand, this idea holds that those who can not undertake criminal responsibility shall not constitute a crime; on the other hand, it holds that those who can not undertake criminal responsibility can commit a crime if they are instigated. This interpretation is obviously unacceptable.