论宽严相济刑事政策在实践中的异化——以行贿人实质上的非犯罪化为视角

Alienation of Criminal Policy of Tempering Justice with Mercy

刑事政策以其较之于刑事法律的灵活性而被广泛运用于刑事司法实践中,宽严相济刑事政策更因其与和谐社会理念的天然默契而得以发挥着巨大的作用,但宽严相济刑事政策也存在被误读和滥用的现象。必须了解宽严相济刑事政策提出的时代背景及其内涵与作用,明确宽严相济刑事政策适用的前提与范围,继而进一步厘清宽严相济刑事政策与刑法中行贿罪法律规定的关系,认识到滥用宽严相济刑事政策在行贿罪上所产生的危害。在涉及行贿犯罪宽严相济刑事政策如何应对时,宽严相济刑事政策必须在法律划定的范围内运行。

This paper first introduces the background, connotation and function of criminal policy of tempering justice with mercy. Then, it points out the applicable premise and range. The paper also clarifies the relation be- tween the criminal policy of tempering justice with mercy and the legal provisions of crime of bribery in criminal laws, and points out the harm caused by abusing the criminal policy of tempering justice with mercy. In the end, when it comes to how to apply the criminal policy of tempering justice with mercy, the paper concludes that it must run within the limits delineated by law.