关于死刑案件中刑事和解的探讨

刑事和解在司法实践中的适用虽已初步形成思路,但在具体适用范围上尤其是在死刑案件能否适用刑事和解方面仍尚无定论,以致其在司法界的大胆尝试和学界的谨慎保留中处于尴尬境地.现阶段,死刑案件适用刑事和解纵然有其合理之处,然其终究难以避免与公权力的权威、公平正义和平等观念之间的冲突.笔者认为,死刑案件中被告人与被害人之间的和解并不符合刑事和解的本义,其实为国家救济制度建立之前的一种迫不得已的救济措施.因此,刑事和解不应延伸适用到死刑等重罪案件领域,国家应尽快建立国家救济制度以代替刑事和解在死刑案件中对被害人及其亲属的救助作用.

Discussion on criminal reconciliation in the death penalty cases

Although the application of criminal reconciliation in judicial practice initially formed ideas, but in the specific scope of application, especially in death penalty cases whether the criminal reconciliation can be applied is still inconclusive, so that it＇s in an awkward position in the judiciary attempt and the cautious academia. At this stage, the application of criminal reconciliation in the death penalty cases has a rational point, but it is difficult to avoid the conflicts with the authority of public power, justice and equality. The author believes that in the death penalty cases, the reconciliation between the defendant and the victim does not comply with the original meaning of the criminal reconciliation, in fact is a resort remedy before the establishment of the national relief system. Therefore, the criminal reconciliation to the death penalty should not be extended to other areas of felony cases, China should establish national relief system in lieu of the rescue effect of criminal reconciliation in death penalty cases on victims and their relatives.