关于刑法中盗窃行为的概念分析

A Conceptual Analysis of Theft in Criminal Law

“公开盗窃”不属于盗窃行为的行为方式。在汉语语境中,盗窃是指用不合法的手段秘密地取得他人财物的行为。法律的制定和颁布实质上是立法者与调整对象之间的交流,因此,法律中所使用的“盗窃”概念必须与其所调整的对象之间保持统一。不同语言人群之间,因不同的社会历史实践经验,所形成的概念及其语词通常会存在差异。汉语中的“盗窃”概念,在有些国家是没有的。翻译家们对于外语词汇的不精确翻译,在法学研究中不能当然地接受。刑法学家对于盗窃行为的解释,不能超越人们日常生活中众所周知的内容,否则不仅会阻碍刑法的行为规制机能的发挥,而且也违反刑法中的罪刑法定原则。

"Overtly sneaking other’s property"is not regarded as theft.In Chinese theft means illegally and secretly taking away other’s properties.Enacting law is actually a kind of communication between legislators and citizens.Therefore the concept of sneaking other’s properties,which is used in law,should be accorded with that of the objects that the law regulates.Between the people of different languages,the concepts coming into being in their different historical social practices may differ.The concept of"sneaking other’s properties"in Chinese does not exist in some other nations.The imprecise translations of foreign words by translators are not naturally acceptable in legal researches.Criminal writers’interpretations of the act of sneaking other’s property should not overstep the contents as everybody knows in everyday life,or they will not only hinder the action-regulating function of penal law but also violate the principle of legality in criminal law.