论民事赔偿与死刑的限制适用

On Civil Redemption and the Limiting Application of Capital Sentence

民事赔偿作为司法实践中重要的酌定量刑情节,对于死刑的限制适用具有重要意义。民事赔偿影响被告人刑事责任的轻重有充分的法律依据和理论根据。从实践层面看,民事赔偿对于死刑的适用确实产生了显著影响,但应当理性而节制地考量这种影响,以防止"以钱买命"等负面形象的出现。充分发挥民事赔偿在限制死刑适用中的作用,首先要理性确定民事赔偿适当从宽处罚的案件范围,除了严重侵害国家法益的犯罪之外,其它犯罪案件中都存在民事赔偿影响死刑适用的空间。其次,要准确衡量民事赔偿情节的分量,可以重点从赔偿数额、赔偿态度和赔偿时间等方面考虑。再次,案发后真诚悔罪并积极赔偿被害人损失的,应慎用死刑立即执行。最后,要正视被害方不予谅解或拒绝接受赔偿时的死刑适用问题。

Civil redemption as an important discretional sentencing fact has its important influence on thelimiting of capital sentence＇s application. The author points out that we should consider this influence rationallyand prudently to prevent occurrence of ＂money for life＂ phenomenon. He also puts forward some suggestionson this issue.