中国法官刑法解释权刍议

Judge's Right to Interpret Criminal Law in China

中国法官的刑法解释权虽然不为正式制度所承认却是司法实践中不争的事实。威权文化传统、刑法解释的公共政策属性、公众对法官解释能力的疑问以及对解释权滥用的担忧导致了对法官解释权的否定,但中国当前司法实践中的制度变革预示了对该项权力的承认。针对法官刑法解释活动构建有效的监督机制应当是正确的选择。

Although interpreting of criminal law by judges is not acknowledged by the official legal system in China,it is an indisputable fact in judicial practice.Because of authority tradition,property of public policy,ability of judge interpretation and worrying abuse of authority in criminal justice practice,the power of judge interpretation is negated by the pubic and official system.Nevertheless,the legal reform in criminal judicial implies the acknowledgement of judge interpretation.It is the correct choice to construct supervision system to the judge interpretation in practice.