贿赂类犯罪中“谋取不正当利益”构成要件之再界定

Redefinition of the Constitutive Elements of“Pursuing Illegitimate Benefits”in Bribery Offenses

我国学界和实务界对贿赂类犯罪中“谋取不正当利益”构成要件的内涵界定一直存在争论,目前的各类观点无法有效解决司法实践中遇到的问题。解决该问题的前提是界定清楚贿赂类犯罪所保护的法益,即国家工作人员职务行为的公正性。站在这一立场之上,“谋取不正当利益”构成要件不应该被删除,而应进一步界定其具体内涵,将利用“程序不正当”谋取利益的情况也纳入其中。这样理解能够合理解决司法实践中的疑难案例,但要避免陷入无限扩张解释的错误,而应同时对该构成要件内涵作出合理限定。

There have been debates in Chinas academic and practical communities on the definition of the constitutive requirements of“seeking improper benefits”in bribery offences,and the current viewpoints are unable to effectively solve the problems encountered in judicial practice.The prerequisite for solving this problem is to clearly define the legal interest protected by the bribery offence,i.e.the impartiality of the officialbehaviour of State officials.From this standpoint,the constitutive requirements of“seeking improper benefits”should not be deleted,but its specific connotation should be further defined to include the use of“procedural impropriety”to seek advantage.Such an understanding can reasonably resolve difficult cases in judicial practice,but it is important to avoid falling into the error of unlimited expansion of interpretation,and should at the same time provide a reasonable limitation of the connotation of the constituent element.