刑法谦抑精神的概念分析

Analysis of the Conception of the Modestly Restraining Spirit of Criminal Law

刑法谦抑精神,是指贯穿整个刑事领域,国家按照一定的规则,控制刑法的调控范围、程度以及行刑人性化的一种基本精神。具体而言,刑法谦抑精神应包含以下内容:第一,刑法谦抑精神是贯穿整个刑事领域的一种基本精神。"刑事领域"一词在此处有两层含义:其一是动态的刑事活动,即在刑事立法、刑事司法活动及刑罚执行过程中也应体现谦抑精神;其二是静态的刑事领域,此处静态的刑事领域主要是指现行刑法的规定。第二,刑法谦抑精神的主体是国家。也就是说刑法谦抑精神的主体主要是代表国家的刑事立法者、司法者以及刑事执法者。第三,刑法谦抑精神是按照一定的规则,控制刑法调控的范围、程度以及行刑人性化的一种基本精神。

The modestly restraining spirit is a basic spirit of criminal law that means which the country controls the scope and degree of criminal law according to certain regulations and adopts the laws of humanity in the execution of sentence. To be more specific the modestly restraining spirit of criminal law should embody the following contents： Firstly, the modestly restraining spirit is manifested in the whole criminal territory. The word ＂criminal territory＂ here has two meanings： （1） the active criminal action; in the criminal legislative activities, the modestly restraining spirit is needed; in the criminal justice activities, the modestly restraining spirit is also needed. And the modestly restraining spirit should be manifested in the execution of sentence; （2） the motionless criminal field： the motionless criminal field here means the current criminal law. Secondly, the subject of the modestly restraining spirit is the country, that is to say, the subject is mainly the legislator, the judicial functionary and the executor. Thirdly, the modestly restraining spirit is a basic spirit that controls the scope and degree of the criminal law according to certain regulations and adopts the laws of humanity in the execution of sentence.