黄克功杀人案与陕甘宁边区的司法公正

黄克功杀人案发生在陕甘宁边区成立后不久。边区司法机关仅用六天时间,便完成了从案件的侦破、起诉到审理、判决和执行的所有程序,为陕甘宁边区的司法公正,从效率、民主与人权保护等方面,确立了标准。在缺乏明确的实体法及程序法规范的情况下,边区高等法院通过对此案的审理,创设了人民群众民主参与刑事案件的陪审制度和公审制度、边区高等法院对重大刑事案件一审终审的诉讼程序制度、法律适用主体的平等原则等重要制度,体现了边区在特定历史条件和战争环境下实现司法公正的独特方式,对革命法制的发展产生了巨大而深远的影响。

The Murder Case of Huang Kegong and Impartial Judicature of Shan-Gan-Ning Border Region

The murder case of Huang Kegong happened shortly after the Shan-Gan-Ning Border Region was founded.The administration of justice fulfilled all procedure from investigation,prosecution to trial,adjudication and execution within six days,and set a standard of judicial justice,efficiency,democracy and human rights protection of the Border Region.Under the circumstance of lacking the express substantive law and procedural rules,the High Court of the Border Region set up a series of legal system through this case such as jury system and public trial system whereby people take part in trying the criminal cases,the procedural system of the High Court of the Border Region having the first instance being the final for serious criminal cases,as well as the principle of subjects of application of law are equal,etc.These systems embodied a unique manner of accomplishing judicial justice under the special historic period of war,had a huge far-reaching influence on the revolutionary legal history.