罚金刑的使用及其救济

The independent use of pecuniary penalty and its remedy

罚金刑顺应了世界刑罚轻缓化的趋势,有效弥补了短期自由刑的弊端,在我国人民财富积累渐多的今天,有适用的经济基础和思想条件。但罚金刑的优势只有在单科时才能最大限度地发挥出来,而我国立法中有关罚金刑的规定大多为并科使用,单科罚金的使用量很少,这和世界发达国家罚金刑的适用现状是不相吻合的,也不利于罚金刑作用的发挥。故我国在立法和司法中应增大罚金刑的单科使用,同时为了弥补罚金刑单科使用时缺乏强制力的弊端,用罚金易科自由刑的方式来救济。

The pecuniary penalty conforms to the penaltylightening trend of the times and functions as an effective remedy for the shortterm penalty of deprivationof freedom,It has gained a sound economic and idelogical foundation in China as well.Its advantage can be best seen when it is used as independent penalty.As most of the penalties are cumalative in the laws in our country,the advantage of pecuniary penalty is not fully taken.To solve the problem,the author of the present paper holds that independent fine have a larger proportion and that commutative penalty of deprivation of freedom be used as a remedy for the lack of comprlsory force with the independent fine.