我国刑法规定的立功条件及一般处理原则

1997年新刑法典的颁布,标志着立功制度从自首制度中分化出来,成为独立的刑罚裁量制度,并且建立了初步的立功制度的法律体系,这使得司法机关在适用立功时有了法律依据,有利于打击违法犯罪、瓦解及分化犯罪活动、改造罪犯和预防犯罪,促进社会主义文明和法制建设,对理论研究也起到了导向作用。然而,立功制度作为具有中国特色的一种刑事法律制度,不说在国外,就是在国内理论界里也并没有引起足够的重视,专门研究的文章不多,在我国单靠刑法典和司法解释的若干规定,并不能很好地指导司法实践,为此,笔者特选择这一个话题,来进行一些理论探讨。

Meritorious conditions and general principles set by China''s criminal law

In 1997,the promulgation of the new Criminal Code,marked the merit system differentiated from the surrender system to become an independent discretionary penalty system and established an initial legal system of it,which made the judiciary have a legal basis in the application of merit.It is conducive to crack down on illegal and criminal activities,differentiate and collapse criminal activities,rehabilitate offenders and prevent crimes,and promote socialist civilization and construction of legal system,and...