从封闭走向开放:量刑自由裁量权行使的进路

From Closed to Open: the Approach to Discretion of Sentencing

被告人的人身自由的限制与量刑有着最直接的联系,如何规范量刑、减少量刑的失衡是刑法理论与司法实践共同关注的问题。有鉴于此,我们在对当前法官量刑现状与刑事庭审构造在量刑程序上的缺陷分析基础之上,对完善我国量刑制度提出以下对策:(1)设立量刑答辩程序机制,(2)严格贯彻量刑公开制度、判决书量刑说理制度,(3)逐步建立量刑指南制度,(4)设立量刑指导委员会。

Restriction on the liberty of the accused is most directly related with the sentencing.How to regulate the sentencing and reduce the imbalance is a common concern in both criminal law studies and judicatory practice.To remedy the related defects,this paper proposes to set up a mechanism of sentence defense,publicize and justify the sentence,establish a system of sentence guidelines, and set up a guiding commission for sentencing.