中国死刑存废之探析——基于应然和实然的考察

在我国,对于死刑的存废,应该从应然和实然的角度进行分析。从应然性看,死刑并不能有效预防犯罪,同时,刑罚的目的不仅仅是单纯地满足民众的报应情感,更要改造罪犯,使之回归社会,因此,死刑没有存在的必要,应予废除;从实然性看,物质文明和精神文明的发展水平制约着我国死刑废除的司法实践,因此,就我国现行死刑制度而言,应予保留,但应当严格限制其适用。

ANALYSIS OF DEATH PENALTY IN CHINA——ON THE BASIS OF SHOULD-BE AND ACTUAL BEING

As to the issue of whether death penalty should be reserved, we should analyse it from the perspective of should be and actu- al being. In theory, death penalty can not prevent crime effectively. The purpose of penalty is not only to satisfy public＇ s emotion of revenge, but also to reform criminals and make them return to our society. Thus, there is no need to keep death penalty . On the con- trary, it should be abolished. In practice, abolishing death penalty needs some condition and can not be accomplished at one stroke. Material progress and cultural and ideological progress of our country restrict our practice of abolishing death penalty. Therefore, we can not abandon death penalty at present, but we can take actions to restrict its application.