略论中国刑法中的死刑替代措施

Brief Discussion on the Alternative Measures to Death Penalty in Chinese Criminal Law

死刑替代措施,是指基于限制死刑适用的目的,对于立法上特定性质的犯罪,司法中特殊情况下的罪犯,不适用死刑立即执行,而代之以其他刑罚处罚方法。死刑替代措施是限制死刑中不可或缺并被证明行之有效的方法。从完善既有方式、探索新的途径入手,死刑替代措施包括死刑缓期执行;严格的无期徒刑;附赔偿的长期自由刑三种。当前,有必要在立法上对刑罚体系作进一步调整、修改、完善,以全面体现死刑替代措施;在司法中,注意发挥死刑替代措施在限制死刑中的作用。

Alternative measures to death penalty mean the penalties which replace the immediate death penalty for the specific crimes in legislation and the special criminals in justice on the purpose of restriction death penalty. Ahcrnativc mcasurcs to death penalty are important and proven effective methods as for limiting the death penalty. Both from perfecting current ways and exploring new ways,alternative measures to death penalty including the suspended implementation of death penalty ;rigorous life imprisonment;the long-term imprisonment accompanied with compensation. At present,it is essential to adjustment,revise and improve thc punishment system in legislation in order to fully reflect the alternative measures to death penalty;and pay attention to its role for restricting death penalty in justice.