关于追诉时效的一些思考

在刑事法律制度中,追诉时效据有重要地位。传统的刑罚理论如报应论、预防论、改造论都不能为追诉时效制度的合理性提供令人满意的解释。根据功利主义的立场,考虑到国家司法资源的有限性,考虑到时间因素对受害人和犯罪人的影响,追诉时效具有一定合理性。基于此种考量,应对追诉时效的期限予以合理设定。

Issues Concerning Limitation Period for Prosecution

Limitation period for prosecution is very important in criminal legal system.Traditional penalty theories like retributive theory,preventive theory and correctional theory fail to provide satisfactory explanation about the reasonability of the system of limitation period for prosecution.From the point of utilitarianism,limitation period for prosecution is reasonable to some extent when limitations of judicial resources of the country and the influence of time factors on the victim and the offender are taken into consideration.Accordingly,we should set a reasonable time limit to the period for prosecution.