论我国生命权与死刑的规范和实践

On the Norms and Practices of the Right to Life and Death Penalty in China

我国宪法尚未有关于生命权的明确规定,但第四次宪法修正案增加了“国家尊重和保障人权”这一条文。生命权乃一切人权之基石,因此,可以理解宪法隐含了对生命权的保护。梳理我国《宪法》、《刑法》以及《刑事诉讼法》关于生命权及死刑的相关规定,需要立足我国基本国情,审视我国关于生命权与死刑的实践情况以发现不足。我国有必要继续采取强力措施限制死刑以促进死刑的慎用及实现公正审判权。

There is no clear provision on the right to life in China's constitution,however the article of“the state respects and protects human rights”has been added in the fourth constitutional amendment.The right to life is the foundation of all human rights.Therefore,it is understandable that the protection of the right to life is implied in the constitution.To sort out and analyze the relevant provisions on the right to life and the death penalty of the Constitution,the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law,it is necessary to review the domestic practice on the right to life and death penalty to find deficiencies according to China's national conditions.Therefore,it is necessary for China to keep taking strong measures to strictly restrict death penalty and release death penalty data as soon as possible,so that to meet the requirements of the United Nations as well as form a mechanism to promote more prudent application of death penalty and achieve the right of fair trial.