我国最低刑事责任年龄制度的改革方向

The Dispute of Reform Direction of Chinese Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

刑法修正案(十一)有条件地下调了刑事责任年龄,关于未来刑事责任年龄制度的改革方向,弹性论者认为,现行制度并没有改正“一刀切”的错误,给最低刑事责任年龄赋予弹性可以体现社会年龄的作用和主客观相一致的要求。维持论者认为,现行制度已经较好地实现了预防惩治犯罪和保护未成年人的统一,且已经体现了适当的灵活性,不应再修改破坏刑法的稳定性。其实,现行制度在一定时期内应当维持,但长远来看还是应当建立有弹性的刑事责任年龄制度。

The Criminal Law Amendment(11)conditionally downgrades the age of criminal responsibility.Regarding the future reform direction of the criminal responsibility age system,flexible theory holders believe that the current system does not correct the“one size fits all”error and gives flexibility to the minimum age of criminal responsibility can reflect the role of social age and the requirements of subjective and objective consistency,while maintaining theroy holders believe that the current system has achieved a better unity of preventing and punishing crimes and protecting minors,has shown appropriate flexibility,and should not be amended to undermine the stability of the criminal law.We believe that the current system should be maintained for a certain period,but in the long run,a flexible age system for criminal responsibility should be established.