论特殊情况减轻处罚的适用——以最高人民法院公布的案例为视角

On Application of Mitigated Punishment under Special Circumstances——Cases Published by the Supreme People's Court as the Angel of View

1997年刑法第63条规定了特殊情况的减轻处罚,但如何理解和适用这一规定,在实践中不一致,导致这一规定没有起到应有的作用。通过对1997年刑法修改前后的比较,以最高人民法院公布的适用特殊情况的减轻处罚案例为视角,提出适用特殊情况减轻处罚之"特殊情况"的具体把握以及完善1997年刑法"特殊情况的减轻处罚"的规定的对策。

Although mitigated penalty is provided in Article 63 of the 1997Criminal Law; there are some disputes about how to understand and apply this provision. Therefore. this provision has not been effective in practice. By comparing the unamended and amended copies of the 1997 Criminal Law, taking eases published by the Supreme People＇s Court as the angel of view, some detailed applications under special circumstances and measurements of the perfection of the 1997 Criminal Law are discussed in this article.