构建理想刑法的几点思考

Thinking of Constructing the Ideal Criminal Law

刑事法治建设的核心是刑法立法与刑事司法两者的动态平衡问题。1997年刑法修订以来,立法机关及理论界试图通过完善刑法立法来解决刑法适用的可操作性和公正性,收效甚微。理想刑法的构建就是以实现刑事立法与刑事司法的和谐为重要使命。本文透过变动的法条,着眼于刑法理论及其价值哲学等问题相对稳定的特点,探究刑法背后的价值问题,从刑罚目的重构、刑法人权保障价值之完善、刑法的谦抑性在我国的适用三个方面展开构建理想刑法的几点畅想,最终发挥刑法在我国刑事法治建设中应有的功能。

The key problem of the penal laws is the dynamic balance relation between the criminal law legislation and the criminal judicatory.Since 1997 Criminal Law has been modified,the criminal legislation has been tried to perfect so as for the application and fairness of criminal law application,of which the outcome is unfavorable.The ideal criminal laws take harmony the above two aspects as important mission.This article tries to state from three aspects,rebuilding the penalty purpose,perfecting protection of human rights and restraining criminal law,based on the comparative stabilization of criminal law theory and the philosophical value,in order to exert the function of criminal law in the construction of our penal laws.