社会危害性理论功能论

On the Function of Social Harmfulness Theory

社会危害性理论在刑事立法、刑事司法和刑法解释上都具有积极的作用。就刑事立法而言,社会危害性理论可以合理划定犯罪圈;进行犯罪分类;合理地配置法定刑。就刑事司法而言,社会危害性理论具有出罪功能、不诉功能、量刑基准的功能。同时,社会危害性理论有利于在刑法中贯彻实质主义的法律解释观,凸显了刑法实质正义的价值诉求,能更好地保护人权。

The article holds on that social harmfulness theory has an positive effect on criminal legislation,criminal judiciary and interpretation of criminal law.As far as criminal legislation is concerned,social harmfulness theory can determinate the enclosing of crime rationally, classifying offences and making legal punishment distributed rationally. As far as criminal judiciary is concerned,social harmfulness theory has the function of removing crime;the function of nol-pros;the function of measurement criterion of punishment.Finally,the author thinks that social harmfulness theory is beneficial to implement the theory of substantial interpretation in criminal law,embodying the demand of justice in essence and can protect human rights better.