论疑似精神病人刑事责任能力评定的原则

On the Principles against Which the Criminal Liabilities of Those Suspected Insanity Patients are Identified

近些年来,精神病人犯罪问题逐步进入公众关注的视野,疑似精神病人刑事责任能力的评定成为困扰各级司法机关的难题。在当下中国语境中,为化解疑似精神病人犯罪案件处理实践中的诸多困境,疑似精神病人刑事责任能力的评定应当遵循如下原则:程序启动方面的理性适度原则;评定权配置方面的法官主导原则;程序运行方面的当事人参与原则;决策方面的"宽入严出"和"存疑从有"原则。

In recent years, public attention has been drawn to the crimes committed by insanity patients. The particularly imminent issue confronting the judiciaries is to identify the criminal responsibilities of suspected insanity patients. In the current context, in order to dissolve all the dilemmas in cases wherein insanity patients are involved, it is necessary to follow certain basic principles, against which the criminal liabilities of suspected insanity patients are identified. Such principles include ： the principle of reasonableness at the initial stage of proceedings, the judge-centered principle in distributing ruling power, the principle of the participation of parties in terms of procedural operations, the principles of easy taking in and strict release as wells as criminality in presence of open questions.