刑罚轻缓化趋势及其价值基础研究

On the Moderating Trend of Penalty and its Valuable Basis

刑罚轻缓化,是体现刑罚人道性和不可避免性的制刑、量刑以及行刑方面的宽容、轻缓的一种价值理念和制度取向。刑罚轻缓化以人权保障与刑罚效益为价值基础。刑罚轻缓化是人权保障的平衡性和作为人权保障手段之法治运行的自发性的必然诉求,它有利于节约国家刑事司法资源,节省用于维护社会稳定的资源等社会资源,降低其制度化成本。

The moderating trend of penalty is a value philosophy and institutional orientation of tolerance, light and smoothing in the enactment, sentencing and execution of penalty. The moderating trend of penalty is based on the human right protection and benefit balance. The moderating trend of penalty is the inevitable claim of the balance and benefit of the guarantee of human rights and the self-moving of rule of law. It is good for saving legal source and the source of maintaining social stability.