刑法司法公信力:从基础到进退

与司法公信力和司法公众认同之间的关系相对应,刑法司法公信力与刑法司法公众认同也互为表里,且后者构成了前者的基础。刑法司法公信力与刑法司法公众认同之间的关系有着心理学基础和规范有效性基础,并蕴藏着有效控制犯罪以达致维护社会和谐稳定的最终法治效果。如果想确保并提升刑法司法公信力,则必须致力于刑法司法公众认同,包括刑法解释公众认同、司法定罪公众认同和司法量刑公众认同。刑法司法解释公众认同、司法定罪公众认同和司法量刑公众认同先后构成了刑法司法公信力的环节性基础,从而确保了刑法司法公信力的环节性实现。刑法司法公信力以价值衡量为进,以法治底线为退。

Public Trust in Criminal Justice: Lowest and Highest Criteri

The relation between public trust in criminal justice and public recognition of criminal justice is just the same as that of public trust in justice and public recognition of justice while the former is deemed the basis of the latter.The relation between public trust in criminal justice and public recognition of criminal justice is based on psychology and efficiency of norms and tends to effectively control crimes,maintain social order and harmonize society.Where we want to maintain and improve public trust in criminal justice,we must center on improving public recognition of criminal justice,including public recognition of judicial interpretation of criminal law,public recognition of conviction,and public recognition of sentencing,which consequently lay down the foundation of public trust in justice and ensure building up of public trust in criminal justice.While assessing public trust in criminal justice we should take value as the highest criterion while legality as the lowest one.