论我国死刑的程序控制——以死刑复核程序为视角

On the Procedure Control of Death Penalty in China——From the Perspective of Death Penalty Review

长期以来,我国的死刑复核程序从启动方式到具体程序都具有很强的行政化色彩,不仅不能保证司法公正,更不能很好地发挥其限制死刑适用的作用。此外,有关死刑复核程序的规定过少且过于笼统,因此不具有可操作性。尽管现行刑事诉讼法对于死刑复核程序做了进一步完善,但2012年刑事诉讼立法修改的力度毕竟有限,我国的死刑复核程序距离一个审判程序的要求仍有差距。因此,结合现行刑事诉讼法中关于死刑复核程序的规定及存在问题,从价值观念、启动方式、审理方式、被告人的参与度等方面出发,讨论了进一步完善我国的死刑复核程序问题,以期实现对死刑的程序控制,达到维护司法公正,最终限制死刑适用的目的。

For a long time, administrative interference in China＇ s death penalty review procedure is a big problem, which can not only fail the fulfillment of justice but also the proper application of death penalty. In addition, there are few regulations on China＇ s death penalty review procedure; and they are normally too general to be seriously operable. Although the current criminal procedure law has made death penalty review improved, the amendment of criminal procedure law accomplished in 2012 still has its limitations, and China＇ s death penalty review procedure is still far from the requirement for an intended trial procedure. With reference to the death penalty review procedure regulated in criminal procedure law and its corresponding problems, this paper discusses issues such as value ideas, startup mode, trial mode, and participation of the defendant, and it proceeds to suggest that China＇ s death penalty review procedure should be refined and controlled to realize justice and restriction over the application of death penalty.