论盗窃、侮辱尸体罪的立法完善——以犯罪对象为视角

On the Legislative Perfection of Crime of Stealing or Insulting Corpse——Standpoint on the perspective of the crime target

尸体、尸骨和骨灰均蕴含了人格利益,都应当予以保护。我国1997年刑法增设的盗窃、侮辱尸体罪的犯罪对象不包括尸骨、骨灰。实践中存在针对尸骨、骨灰以及殓物的不法行为,为了维护社会的正常秩序和良好风俗,应对盗窃、侮辱尸体罪进行立法完善,将尸骨、骨灰及殓物纳入刑法的保护范围。

Personality interests contained in the corpse, bones and ashes of a deceased person, should all be protected. The targets of crime of stealing or insulting corpse did not include bones and ashes of a deceased person in criminal law of 1997.The wrongful acts against bones, ashes of a deceased person and funerary goods have been existing in practice. In order to maintain the normal order and the good customs of society, the legislation of crime of stealing or insulting corpse should be perfected. Bones, ashes of a deceased person and funerary goods should be subsumed into the protection of criminal law.