交通肇事的犯罪化与非犯罪化之思考

Thought on Criminalization and Decriminalization in Traffic Accident

随着两极化刑事政策的提出,犯罪化与非犯罪化已成为世界性潮流。通过对近年的刑事立法与刑事司法解释的考量,交通肇事的犯罪化与非犯罪化趋势趋于明显,这反映了刑事立法与司法更加关注公共利益以及以人为本的刑法精神。针对醉酒驾车、超速驾车等危险驾驶行为给社会公众带来巨大的危险,刑法是否有必要提前介入呢?基于刑法谦抑性的考虑以及自由与安全的平衡,在现有法律框架内,没有必要将危险驾驶行为犯罪化。

With the proposition of dual-polarization criminal policy, the problem of criminalization and decriminalization has become a global trend. By considering the criminal legislations and the criminal justice explanations in recent years, the trend of criminalization and decriminalization in traffic accident has become more apparent, which reflects the criminal legislation and judicial paying more attention to public interests and the people-oriented spirit. Facing drunken driving, speeding motorists and other dangerous driving behaviors that have brought great risks to the public, is it necessary that criminal law intervenes ahead of schedule？ Based on the modesty of criminal law and balance of freedom and security, it is not necessary to make dangerous driving decriminalization in the existing legal framework.