对美国刑法中胁迫判断标准的思考

Reflection of Duress of American Criminal Law of Judgment Standard

胁迫也称被迫行为,是英美刑法中的一种合法辩护事由。胁迫的判断标准一直是刑法理论中较有争议的问题,主要存在主观标准与客观标准之分。在美国,虽然不少州判断胁迫是否成立采取的是主观标准,但随着社会安全环境的变化,客观标准越来越受到人们的重视。

Coercion is also called compelled behavior, which is a kind of legal vindication origin of matter. It is a controversial issue to judge the establishment of coercion in the penal code theories that mainly exist subjective and objective standard. Although a few states adopt subjective standard, the model penal code and common law hold objective view in the American penal code theories.