我国终身监禁的性质与适用问题

The Issues of the Nature and Application of China Life Imprisonment

学界目前对终身监禁的性质之争可以归结为其是死刑的执行方式还是无期徒刑的执行方式之争,而终身监禁制度不能并入无期徒刑的教义学模型之中,应当被理解为死刑的一种执行方式。终身监禁的适用应严格依照罪刑法定原则,不应允许暂予监外执行的适用。允许死缓重大立功制度在终身监禁中的适用会出现刑罚"倒挂"现象,因此亦应禁止。终身监禁具有溯及力,对白恩培案件的适用并不违反罪刑法定原则。

At present, all the discussions about the nature of the life imprisonment can be summarized in the debate between the execution mode of death penalty and the execution mode of life imprisonment. China＇s life imprisonment should be regarded as the execution mode of death penalty rather than life imprisonment. The application of China＇s life imprisonment should be strictly obeyed the principle of legality, thus the criminals should not be allowed to serve his sentence outside the prisons. The regulation of commuting a sentence due to major meritorious performance should not be applied, or it will result in a ＂inversion phenomenon＂. The life imprisonment has retrospective effect and Bai Enpei bribery case is a correct judgment and does not violate the principle of legality.