论刑事和解的限度——兼释新刑诉法中的“和解条款”

On the Limit of Criminal Reconciliation —— an Interpretation of the “Terms of Settlement”in the New Criminal Procedure Law

作为一项重要的刑事司法制度,刑事和解意味着刑事处分权国家垄断模式的瓦解。但刑事和解须受罪刑法定、罪行相适应等原则之严格拘束,其适用范围、条件等亦有严格的法律限制。因此,为确保刑事和解在法治轨道上运行,在司法实践中,刑事诉讼法中的"和解条款"当遵循从严解释之原则。

As an important criminal justice system,criminal reconciliation indicates the collapse of the state monopoly in criminal disposal. However,criminal reconciliation must be strictly restricted within the principles of statutory crimes and punishment-crime fitting,and its scope and condition of application must be restricted by law as well.Therefore,to ensure that criminal reconciliation moves on the orbit of the legal system,in judicial practice,the'terms of settlement'in the criminal procedure law should follow the principle of strict interpretation.