自首应如何从宽——浅析我国刑法中的自首从宽制度

How to be lenient to the surrendered in the criminal law of China——analysis of voluntary surrenders system

自首制度是我国刑法体系中最为重要的制度之一,我国刑法对于自首采取了相对从宽处罚原则,在通常情况下,一般自首可以从轻或减轻处罚,其中犯罪情节较轻、主观恶性不大的犯罪可以免除处罚。但是自首制度存在着疑惑与缺陷。这种现状造成了理论上的困惑与司法实践中的不公,受到社会的否定与批评。通过对上述问题和观点的深入探究,解决当前自首从宽处罚在理论上、实践上、制度完善方面的困惑,从而使自首制度的价值在我国刑法体系中最大化。

Voluntary surrender system is one of the most important systems in the criminal law. In Chinese criminal law,voluntary surrender system adopts to the relative tolerant principle. However,there are a lot of doubts and defects in our voluntary surrender system,for example,we can＇t define the penalty applicable range about the voluntary surrender system,and before the criminal law educational world the proposed theory is not very reasonable explanation. We can not find any explanation in theory which can solve this question in prior. This problem occurs because we have a little research on the foundation to leniently punish voluntary surrender. Nevertheless,if we want to make sure the conditions of surrender and how to use it in reality,we should study better in foundation to leniently punish voluntary surrender. Voluntary surrender system is more complicated than any other system in the criminal law. In the mean time,voluntary surrender system has a highly status in penal system. In order to better play the surrender system in the criminal justice system＇s role in the practice; it is necessary to improve the system＇s theoretical study of surrender.