韩国刑法中对被胁迫行为的规定及其对中国的启示

The Action under Coercion in Korea's Criminal Law and Its Significance to China

刑法中的被胁迫作为一种复杂的出罪或免责事由,在各国刑法中均有规定。与一般的大陆法系国家不同,韩国刑法明确区分了被胁迫行为与紧急避险的不同,并将被胁迫和紧急避险分别作为责任阻却和违法阻却事由予以立法。而在中国刑法中,被胁迫行为主要体现在胁从犯的规定中,在紧急避险的规定中也有涉及。由于被胁迫行为在中国刑法立法规定和刑法理论解释上目前都比较模糊,其行为性质及适用范围无论在理论界还是实务界都存在很多争议。相比之下,韩国刑法被胁迫行为的规定则比较明确,值得中国借鉴。

Though to act under coercion has been defined by the criminal law in most countries as a complex exception from liability, the criminal law of Korea clearly differentiates the action from the urgent danger prevention. The former is stipulated as non-imputability, and the latter the exemption. However, the action in the current criminal law of China concerns with both the accomplices and the urgent danger prevention. All this makes the definition of the action unclear theoretically and practically. Its nature and application standard are still in debate among the academic circles. Therefore, the comparatively well-defined stipulation in Korea;s criminal law will be helpful for China to refer to.