“网络空间不是法外之地”的刑法分析

Criminal Analysis on “Cyberspace Being not a Place Beyond the Law”

“网络空间不是法外之地”这一命题有助于强化网民的规范意识,但其刑法意义有待进一步分析。“网络空间”是源自“赛博朋克”的修辞概念,在法律语境中应避免修辞陷阱,明确“网络空间”是“互联网+物理空间”、“网络空间安全”是以网络为交往工具的“用网安全”。按照唯物主义空间观,“网络空间”的根本属性是基于身体的社会实践性,“身体—实践—空间”连为一体,教义学上以“身体能否出入”为标准解释“公共场所”具有实质合理性。基于上述理解,在贯彻“网络空间不是法外之地”时应坚持定罪观念的三个方面:淡化“网络空间”的空间性,根据社会关系框架理解网络秩序犯罪的违法性;强化“网络空间”的工具性,应避免另立更低的入罪标准;穿透“网络空间”背后的社会权力关系,在犯罪治理中平衡网络平台与用户间的义务分配。

The proposition that “cyberspace is not a place beyond the law” helps to strengthen citizens' awareness of norms,but its significance in criminal law needs to be further analyzed.“Cyberspace” is a rhetorical concept derived from “cyberpunk”.In the legal context,rhetorical alienation should be avoided,and it should be made clear that “cyberspace” is “Internet+physical space”,and “cyberspace security” is security of the Internet as a communication tool.According to the materialist view of space,“body-practice-space” is connected as a whole.The body standard can be use to explain “public place” in Penal Code.Based on the above,the criminal law should adhere to three directions:to dilute the spatial nature of “cyberspace”,to strengthen the instrumentality of “cyberspace”,and to pay more attention to the social power behind cyberspace.