论管制刑的适用与完善

管制刑是主刑中最轻的刑种,它是针对犯罪较轻、认罪态度较好并且不需要关押的犯罪分子而专门设计的。由于没有规定违反管制刑的后果或处置措施,管制刑没有足够的约束力和严肃性,从而导致管制刑被虚置的情况发生。管制刑不应被废除而应予以保留。为了使管制刑能够发挥应有的作用,应从管制刑的内容、执行程序上进行修改、完善。     

刑期折抵的理论定位

在现代刑法中,刑期折抵不只是一个法律规定,而且是一种现代法律制度。这种法律制度,相对于所处法律关系的不同,可有不同的理论定位。其中,从羁押折抵刑期的本质来看,其立法设置旨在救济未决羁押之正当性瑕疵,是刑事实体救济制度;从罪刑关系运行所处时间阶段来看,其司法适用需要审判裁量,是刑罚裁量制度;从适用的法律后果来看,其司法适用导致刑罚执行权的部分甚至全部消灭,是刑罚消灭制度。     

死刑限制适用与“舆论审判”的冲突

随着死刑复核权收归最高人民法院，死刑的适用和实际执行数量必然会减少。减少死刑实际执行的数量，法院无疑将面临来自各方面的压力，特别是来自“舆论审判”的压力。如何平衡死刑限制适用的新刑事政策与“舆论审判”之间的冲突是亟待解决的问题。     

关于量刑不平衡若干问题的研究

量刑不平衡现象的内涵及概念的定位,模糊认识的矫正,解决问题的迫切性和现实性;法律状况,执法氛围,司法观念,治安形势,队伍素质等构成量刑不平衡的主要因素;解决量刑不平衡问题的可行性,有效途径和得力措施,实现量刑平衡的客观标准。     

警察行政处罚权与人权的博弈

随着法治现代化的不断推进,人权保护逐渐成为当今社会发展的主题之一,警察行政执法领域中的人权保护更是受到社会的普遍关注。警察行政处罚权是“限制”还是“扩大”是正在审议中的《治安管理处罚法》讨论的焦点。在现代社会,警察作为管理者的强大权威,在其执法过程中不断暴露出来的对公民人权的侵犯。这个问题越来越成为社会关注的焦点,人们对警察行政处罚权的“扩”还是“限”的问题展开了广泛的博弈。从某一个层面上讲,博弈的目的就是为了在扩权和限权之间寻找合理的平衡。     

联合国国际公约对死刑的规定及中国的应对

联合国自成立以来一直关注死刑的问题，先后通过了一系列国际公约与会议决议，尤其2007年“暂停死刑执行”决议的通过，对世界死刑废止进程产生了实质性的影响。中国作为联合国常任理事国之一，仍然在法律中保留着死刑以及实际执行死刑。如何应对死刑废止全球化的趋势，是刑法学界与司法界共同面临的问题。应从联合国公约决议关于死刑规定的流变入手，在解读相关条约决议的内容基础上，结合中国实际提出刑事立法与司法上应对策略。     

死刑执行时间的古今比较与反思

我国具有漫长的死刑执行传统,对死刑执行的时间也有十分严格的规定,现代死刑执行时间的规定借鉴并发展了古代的传统。通过总结分析我国死刑执行时间的历史渊源,区别古今死刑执行时间的异同,可以为我国当前死刑制度改革提供一定的制度借鉴。     

Taking Capital Punishment Seriously

Although Asia is the most important region of the world when it comes to capital punishment, it is also one of the most understudied. This article identifies four research questions that deserve attention from students and scholars who believe taking capital punishment seriously requires studying Asia seriously too. What are the empirical contours of capital punishment in contemporary Asia? What are the histories of capital punishment in Asia? Can Western theories of capital punishment explain patterns and changes in Asia? And what is the future of capital punishment in Asia? If researchers take the trouble to explore these questions, the death penalty will not only become an interesting window into law and society in Asia, but Asia will prove to be an instructive window into the death penalty—the gravest real-life problem in the law.     

死刑复核权归位之程序构想

随着10月26日,最高人民法院正式发布《人民法院第二个五年改革纲要》,决定收回死刑复核权。法学理论界与司法实务界一直以来关于死刑复核权的争议与质疑似乎尘埃落定。然则,收回是一句话,如何收回, 复核程序又将如何完善,又是学界与司法界不得不直面的复杂问题。本文拟针对当前死刑复核程序之弊端提出完善死刑复核程序之构想。     

IMAGES OF GOD AND PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: DOES A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH A LOVING GOD MATTER?*

This study argues that the nature and intensity of a person's relationship with God creates a transposable cognitive schema that shapes people's views toward public policies such as executing convicted murderers. In this context, we investigate whether Americans who report having a close personal relationship with a loving God are less likely to support the death penalty. We hypothesize that such a relationship tempers the tendency to see punitiveness as an appropriate response to human failings. Individuals who hold a loving God image are more likely to believe that God responds to those who have “failed” or “sinned” by demonstrating unconditional love, forgiveness, and mercy. Accordingly, support for capital punishment is problematic because it contradicts the image of a merciful, forgiving deity; God's purpose—and admonition to believers—is to demonstrate compassion toward those who have trespassed against others. We test these possibilities using the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS). Controlling for a range of religious factors and other known predictors of death penalty attitudes, the results show that Americans with a personal relationship with a loving God are less likely to support capital punishment for convicted murderers.