解读刑事法治

刑事法治是法治的根本标志之一 ,而刑事法治就意味着以刑法限制国家的刑罚权 ,罪刑法定原则也就成为了刑事法治的必然首选。而我国传统的法律文化认为 ,刑法是阶级统治的工具 ,是无产阶级专政的“刀把子”。因此 ,要把我国建设成为一个现代的社会主义的法治国家 ,除了健全法律制度之外 ,更重要的是 ,我们必须更新观念 ,正确认识刑法的功能 :刑法不仅保护国家的利益、维护社会的稳定 ,也保护公民个人的合法权益。刑法是人权保障的“大宪章”。

Unscrambling Rule-of-Law in Criminal Justice

Rule-of-law in Criminal justice, the fundamental symbol of rule-of-law, means restriction on the power of punishment of the government, and hence the principle “nullum crimen sine lege, nulla poena sine lege” naturally becomes the first selection of rule-of-law in criminal justice. According to China's traditional legal culture, criminal law serves as the instrument of class ruling, or the “hilt” of proletarian dictatorship. Therefore, to build China into a modern socialist rule-of-law state, we must consummate the legal system and, what is more significant, renovate the ideas in order to understand the functions of criminal law, i.e. the criminal law not only protects the interests of the state and maintains social stability, but also safeguards the legitimate interests of the individual citizens. Criminal law is the “Great Charter” in safeguarding human rights.