欧陆刑法中的抽象危险犯及其启示

Abstract Potential Damage in European Legal Systems and Its Enlightenment

在欧陆法系刑法理论中,抽象危险犯是一个极其重要的危险犯形式。而在德国、日本及台湾地区,抽象危险犯更是普遍存在于其刑事立法中。自人类进入风险社会后,防控社会风险成为设置抽象危险犯的终极目的,并且抽象危险犯的设置有助于降低公害犯罪的成立标准,减轻其追诉条件,从而有效防范公害犯罪的发生。刑法是社会需要的产物,在人类社会生活方式发生变革时,刑法应当主动修正理论以适应新的社会实践,而抽象危险犯无疑是刑法与时俱进思想的最好示例。

potential damage is an extremely important potential damage form in European legal systems theory. In German, Japanese and the Taiwan Region, the abstractpotential damage exists generally in their criminal legislation. Since the appearance of the risk society, it is the ultimate goal for the establishment of abstract potential damage to guard against the social risk. The establishment of abstract potential damage can reduce the tenable standard of public nuisance crime, and can also reduce the burden of proof for investigator. The criminal law is a product which the society needs. When the life style of human has changed, the criminal law must be revised to comply with the new social practice. The abstract potential damage is best demonstration of the thought of advancing with the times.