刑事政策的司法应用

The Judicial Application of Criminal Policies

根据基本法理的严格意义,刑事政策很难作为刑事司法中的直接标准由司法者加以应用。这是由司法机关的地位决定的。但是,法律的相对确定性,为刑事政策在刑事司法的直接应用留下空间———刑法的解释。我国的司法解释体制将司法解释者与司法者和办案者进行了区分,即解释者不直接办案,直接办案者不能作出有约束力的司法解释。然而,办案者仍然存在解释空间,在这个空间里应用刑事政策。不过,不能因为要贯彻宽严相济刑事政策和罪刑相适应原则,而牺牲罪刑法定原则与法治原则。在法律范围内直接应用刑事政策,虽有空间但余地不大。刑事政策主要靠立法实现。

In the strict sense of basic legal principle, it is difficult for the judiciary to apply criminal policies as direct criteria in criminal justice. This is decided by the role of judicial organs. However, the relative certainty of law leaves space for the direct use of criminal policies in criminal justice-interpretation of criminal law. China＇s judicial interpretation system makes the distinction between the interpreter and the judiciary and personnel handling a case. The interpreter does not directly handle a case and the person directly handling a case can not provide obligatory judicial interpretation. Even so, personnel directly handling a case still have a space for judicial interpretation, in which criminal policies are applied. But this can not be done at the expense of the principle of legality and the principle of rule of law. Though direct application of criminal policies can be made, the space is small. Criminal policies are mainly realized through legislation.