刑法解释的方法与界限

Methods and Limits of Criminal Law Interpretation

法律是一定社会历史发展的产物,因此准确适用法律的前提需要进行解释。而刑法解释的方法主要有文义解释、目的解释、体系解释等。随着刑法学的不断发展,刑法学界关注重点逐渐转移到刑法解释学上,其中刑法解释界限是讨论的焦点。在司法实践中,应明确刑法解释的界限是始于文义解释,终于刑法规范目的,要采取正确的逻辑顺序与适用方式:普通案件严格适用罪刑法定原则;疑难案件充分考量价值因素。

Law is the product of a certain social and historical development, so the premise of accurate application of law needs to be explained. The methods of criminal law interpretation mainly include text interpretation, purpose interpretation and system interpretation. With the continuous development of criminal jurisprudence, the focus of the criminal law circle has gradually shifted to the hermeneutics of criminal law, in which the boundary of criminal law interpretation is the focus of discussion. In judicial practice, it should be clear that the boundary of criminal law interpretation starts from the textual interpretation and ends with the normative purpose of criminal law. The correct logical sequence and application mode should be adopted: the principle of legality of crime should be strictly applied to ordinary cases;Difficult cases fully consider the value factor.