刑事司法解释影响追诉时效问题的理论阐释

A Theoretical Interpretation of the Practice of Criminal Prosecution Limitation

司法机关出台刑事司法解释对一些犯罪的定罪量刑标准作出修改以后,部分具体案件的追诉时效会随之发生变化。我国目前针对这一问题并无专门的司法解释,导致刑事追诉时效在实践处理中的混乱。应该从刑事追诉时效的溯及力和计算标准两个方面进行理论阐释。从溯及力的视角阐释,认为在处理新刑事司法解释影响追诉时效问题上遵循"从旧兼从轻"原则更为妥当;从计算标准的视角进行阐释,认为追诉时效应当以"追诉结束"作为计算标准更为妥当。

After the introduction of the criminal judicial interpretation of the judiciary to amend some of the criminal sentencing standards, the specific limitation for some cases will change along with the amendment. Currently, China has no corresponding judicial interpretation as to this issue, resulting in confusions of criminal prosecution limitation in practice. It should be interpreted theoreti- cally from the retroactive effect as well as the calculation standards of the limitation of criminal prose- cution. From the perspective of retroactive effect, it is more appropriate to follow the doctrine of ＂ob- serving old laws and new ones when with lighter punishment＂ in dealing with the impact of new crimi- nal judicial interpretation; from the perspective of calculation standards, it is more appropriate to re- gard the limitation of prosecution to be ＂the end of prosecution＂.