格老秀斯刑罚论

On the Penal Theory of Hugo Grotius

格老秀斯作为国际法之父而闻名于世,其对刑罚理论研究的贡献却被世人遗忘和忽视。格老秀斯以自然法为理论基础,在《战争与和平法》(第2卷)中提出了独到的刑罚理论。他从自然法的视角分析了刑罚概念及其与正义的关联;从神的视角、人类的视角和国家的视角对刑罚来源这一刑罚理论本体论的问题进行论证。此外,格老秀斯还从刑罚发动的内在动力的角度分析了刑罚的功能;他还以“因何而罚”和“为何而罚”的设问对量刑理论展开论述。

Although Grotius is well known as the father of international law,his contributions to the study of penal theory have been forgotten and neglected by the world.Based on natural law,Grotius developed his own unique theory of punishment in On the Law of War and Peace(Volume II).He analyzed the concept of punishment and its relation to justice from the perspective of natural law,and argued the ontological issue of the source of punishment from the perspectives of God,man and the state.In addition,Grotius analyzed the function of punishment from the perspective of the inner dynamics of the initiation of punishment.He also discussed the theory of punishment by asking the questions of“Weshalb”and“Wozu”.