互联网时代刑事司法与公众舆论关系的困局及其破解

The Relationship between Criminal Justice and Public Opinion in the Internet Age and a Way out of the Dilemma

互联网时代,刑事司法难于屏蔽公众舆论,易受其影响。其实,刑事司法对公众舆论的吸纳并不必然违反司法独立原则,也符合司法权和司法活动的本质属性,并符合国际趋势和中国国情。但是,刑事司法对公众舆论的吸纳是有界限的,事实认定环节不能吸纳公众舆论,法律评价环节可以以合乎程序规则的方式吸纳公众舆论,但不能吸纳被媒体误导的、反映案外诉求的、非理性、极端化的公众舆论,对体现落后法律观的公众舆论则要予以审慎对待和积极引导。

In the internet age, it is very difficult for criminal justice not to be influenced by public o- pinion. It doesn＇ t necessarily violate the principle of judicial independence for criminal justice to take into consideration of public opinion , and it conforms to the nature of judicial power and judicial activity and the international trends and China＇ s national conditions. But the consideration of public opinion should be ruled. Public opinion cant be taken into consideration when the fact is decided and can be taken into con- sideration in a way conforming to the rules when the fact is evaluated legally only if the public opinion is not misled by media and doesn＇ t reflect the appeals unrelated to the case and is reasonable and non - extreme.