论社会危害性的地位

近年来 ,社会危害性的概念一再受到质疑 ,甚至有人主张将社会危害性的概念逐出注释刑法学领域。在罪刑法定原则下 ,社会危害性概念固然暴露出一些缺陷 ,但是 ,承认社会危害性的地位 ,并不是对罪刑法定原则的破坏 ,相反 ,社会危害性理论和罪刑法定原则一起成为保障人权、限制随意发动刑罚权的两道防线 ;因而 ,不应简单地将这一概念完全抛弃 ,而应重新科学地确定其地位 ,发挥其应有的价值。

On the Status of Social Harmfulness

The concept of social harmfulness has been in doubt in the recent years; some persons even suggest that the concept of social harmfulness be expelled from the explanatory criminal law. On the principle of a legally prescribed punishment for a specified crime, although the concept of social harmfulness expose some defects, recognition of the status of social harmfulness is not contradicted with the principle of a legally prescribed punishment for a specified crime, on the contrary, the social harmfulness theory and the principle of a legally prescribed punishment for a specified crime can become two line of defense to safeguard human rights and restrict the free power of punishment. Therefore, the concept of social harmfulness should not be fully abolished and its status should be scientifically redefined to bring it into full play.