《刑法修正案(八)》的保守与激进:立法、民意和理论

The Conservation and Radicalness of Criminal Law Amendment Ⅷ : Legislation , Public Opinions and Criminal Theory

立法的激进与保守取决于立法对待理论和民意的态度。立法因为欠缺理论共识的形成而激进,因为尚未达到理论共识的期待而保守;立法因为顺应民意而激进,因为固守民意而保守。刑法修正案(八)在废除死刑的问题上体现了立法保守的面向,在设立危险驾驶罪和拒不支付劳动报酬罪问题上体现了立法激进的面向。立法应该处理好理论与民意的关系,平衡好保守与激进的关系。

The conservation and radicalness of legislation depends on the legislative attitudes of the public opinions and criminal theory. The legislation is radical because of the lack of theory consensus and conservative because of not meeting expectations of theory consensus. The legislation is radical because of subjecting to public opinions and conservative because of sticking to public opinions. The Amendment Ⅷ reflects conservation on the abolition of death penalty and radicalness on the criminalization of dangerous driving and not paying for wages maliciously. The legislation should deal with the relations between crimi- nal theory and public opinions, balance conservation and radicalness.