网络中立帮助行为处罚边界探究

An Exploration of the Boundary of Network Neutral Help Behavior

当今时代互联网发展迅速,不断给刑法理论带来新的问题和挑战。《刑法修正案(九)》以作为不作为方式增设了网络技术犯罪,虽然这并非意味着对网络中立帮助行为进行全面处罚,但是实践中难免会不当扩大处罚范围,故有必要对相关规定进行限制性解释。中立帮助行为的各种限制处罚的理论众说纷纭,难以统一;而近年来,中立帮助行为原则上不应作为帮助犯受处罚已经成为国外刑法理论的主流立场,故从违法性层面否定中立帮助行为本身成为一种合理选择,进而以此为理论基础,对网络中立帮助行为的处罚边界进行限制。原则上,网络连接服务商和网络平台服务商不承担帮助犯责任。

The Internet has developed rapidly and has brought new problems and challenges to criminal law theory. “ Criminal Law Amendment （ the ninth） ”adds network technology crime in the way ofdoing or not doing. Although it does not mean an overall penalty to network neutral help behavior,it inpractice will inevitably expand the scope of punishment inappropriately,so it is necessary to limit theinterpretation of its relevant provisions. Recently,there is no consensus on the theory concerning neutral help behavior restrictions and punishment. The mainstream position of foreign criminal law theory isthat principally neutral help behavior should not be punished accessorily,so it is reasonable to deny itas illegal. Based on this theory,the punishment boundary restrictions on network neutrality helping behavior can be set. In principle,the network connection service providers and network platform providersdo not bear the responsibility of helping criminals.