死刑改革的重要进展——以《刑法修正案(九)》为视角

The Important Progress of the Death Penalty Reform——in the Perspectire of the Amendment(IX) to China Criminal Law

《刑法修正案(九)》在《刑法修正案(八)》首次削减13个罪名的死刑基础上,进一步削减了9个罪名的死刑,且不像《刑法修正案(八)》那样仅限于经济性、非暴力犯罪的死刑罪名,而是扩大到军职罪和不严重的暴力犯罪。同时,《刑法修正案(九)》还提高了死缓执行死刑的门槛,增设了死缓执行的期间重新计算制度;并将绑架罪、贪污罪和受贿罪的绝对确定死刑修改为相对确定死刑。这些修改拓展了中国死刑改革的视野,为下一步继续推进死刑改革提供了积极信号。

The Amendment （IX） to the Criminal Law, on the basis of reducing by 13 the number of crimes subject to the death penalty through the Amendment （VIII） ,has further reduced the number by 9 ; moreover, the Amendment （ IX）, unlike the Amendment （VIII） which had only reduced the number of crimes subject to the death penalty in economic and non - violent crimes, has reduced the number of crimes subject to the death penalty in military and non - serious violent crimes. Meanwhile,the Amendment （IX） has also raised the standard for applying death penalty to the criminals sentenced to death with reprieve, established the system for recount of the period of re- prieve and modified the absolutely definite death penalty in crimes of kidnapping, embezzlement and bribery into relatively definite death penalty. All these measures mentioned above not only expand the horizons,but also provide a positive signal for China＇ s reform of death penalty on the way.