放火罪认定中的若干疑难问题探讨

Some Questions on the Affirmation on the Crime of Arson

放火罪的犯罪对象可以是公私财物,也可以是人身;放火罪的危险犯也可能存在未遂形态。放火行为尚未造成严重后果时,行为人又主动采取措施防止危害结果发生的,应当认定为犯罪中止。以放火的手段来杀害特定人员,或者放火焚烧自己的财物,应当根据所侵犯的犯罪客体的不同分别处理。为了骗取保险金,以放火为手段故意制造保险事故的,应当根据其所触犯的罪名的不同分别处理。

Public or private property and person can be the object in arson crime; dangerous crimes of attempted arson may also be in unaccomplished situation. The person whose behaviors don＇t cause serious consequences and who actively takes measures to prevent the harm result, shall be identified as criminal of crime termination. Different objects of crime which are violated should be handled respectively in different situation where one wants to kill specific person by means of fire, or sets fire to his own property. To defraud insurance money, one who purposely creates insurance accident by means of fire, shall be punished respectively, according to his crime.