对死刑适用对象和限制减刑适用对象问题的思考——以《刑法修正案八》的规定为考察对象

Consideration on Issues of Objects for Application of Death Penalty and Commutation Limit——Taking Rules in "Eighth Amendment of Criminal Law" as Research Subject

《中华人民共和国刑法修正案八》对于死刑的适用作出了一些新的规定,并首次规定对部分判处死刑缓期执行罪犯的限制减刑制度。对于这些新规定的理解与具体适用,司法实务界以及理论界目前存在着一些分歧,包括对于不适用死刑的条件、限制减刑制度的具体使用等。对于这些规定理解使用上的分歧,要从现行有效的法律、法规、解释出发,结合相关的刑法基本理论,坚持刑法的基本原则,才能得出正确的结论。

The ＂Eighth Amendment of Criminal Law of The People＇s Republic of China＂ has made several new rules on the application of death penalty,and has for the first time established the system of commutation limit on criminals sentenced to suspension of execution of death penalty.The judicial practice circle and theorists hold different opinions on the understanding of these new rules and their application,including conditions and actual application not applicable of death penalty and of commutation limit system.Only by combining the basis of currently effective laws,rules and explanations with the basic principles of criminal law,can a correct solution be reached for the differences.