论结合犯中的承继共犯

承继共犯作为共同犯罪的一种特殊形态,是作为一种区别于普通共同犯罪的极其复杂的犯罪现象.在司法实践中,先行为人已经着手实施某一犯罪行为,但在实行行为实施过程中尚未实行完毕之时,后行为人通过与先行为人进行意思沟通,加入到实行行为当中,以共同实行之意思共同加功于犯罪结果的发生.理论上把这种情况称之为承继共犯.而结合犯是指本来...     

On the Boundary for Criminal Sanctions on Network One-Sided Accomplice Crimes and a Discussion of the “Qvod Player” Case

According to the criminal law, the Chinese legislation has taken extremely cautious standpoint towards to the one-sided accomplice crime. The alienation of the network joint crime has led the one-sided accomplice crime into continuous theoretical and legislative difficulties. A series of judicial interpretation and legislative changes as contour-measures have been established to initiate the survival scope of one-sided accomplice crime have taken shape. Network operators and service providers who bear statutory safety management obligations violate those obligations knowingly and have further brought about considerable risk or serious harm. Substantial penalty is necessary for irresponsible and illegal mismanagement by the web service providers. The thresholds of punishment towards to the network one-sided accomplice crime should be limited and restrained by reasonably distinguishing normal business behavior from dangerous behaviors based on full consideration of subjective and objective criminal elements simultaneously. The prosecution of “Qvod Player” Case has vividly confirmed the actual judicial demand for punishing network one-sided accomplice.     

从“阿云之狱”看宋代刑法中的自首制度

检视"阿云之狱"所引发的关于宋代刑法中的自首制度,比较古今刑法中的自首和坦白制度以及相关规定.旨在把握自首制度的历史渊源和传承脉络,以期当今的刑法制度臻于完善.     

(Re)inventing African oral traditions and national heritage(s) through film images: The case of Keita! The Heritage of the Griot [1995] and Kare Kare Zvako: Mother's Day [2004]

ABSTRACT

The aim of this article is to explore how African films such as Keita! The Heritage of the Griot and Kare Kare Zvako: Mother's Day reinvent oral traditions on-screen, so that the traditions are revitalised and given new life in a contemporary world where visual and literary narratives have tended to dominate the collection and dissemination of information. The ontological and cosmological dimensions of African oral traditions provide the cultural humus that continues to feed the narrative structures of most African films. It is argued that the films' conscious refusal to be totally submerged in European modernism or their capacity to merge some traditional aspects with modern values is what constructs the multiple subjectivities that most African filmmakers strive to bring out. By using oral narrative structures embedded in songs, storytelling, myths, legends, poems, riddles, anecdotes and proverbs, the selected African films recreate traditions and heritage; they help to preserve African values that face a Western onslaught, promoted through European languages. Oral narratives carry a freight of cultural meanings infused in different modes of expression, while articulating the philosophies and beliefs of African people. It is important to recognise and [re]discover the critical role played by oral narratives in order to understand the epistemologies and ontologies that inform the construction of African films. A study of this nature is critical in that it builds on the existing indigenous knowledge systems embedded in orature (oral literature) that remain threatened by European cultural imperialism, which is promoted through the Hollywood film paradigm.     

供述自愿性的权力保障模式

在我国,通过权利保障维护供述自愿性的理论构想并未透过现行刑事诉讼法全面体现。在供述自愿性的权利保障模式之外,还存在通过外部权力制衡审讯权力,从而间接维护供述自由的权力保障模式。以侦讯的“基本有效性”为外部限度,供述自愿性的权力保障模式应具备如下特征：审讯时间方面,审讯只能在白天进行,且不能持续太长时间,两次审讯之间应有保障受审人饮食和睡眠的必要时间;审讯空间和审讯主体方面,以“平行式”空间布局为基础,配之以独立、尽责的场所管理者;审讯工具方面,应配置自动化的或由审讯场所管理者独立操作的审讯记录、监控设施。新刑诉法和警务机制改革不同程度地体现了权力保障模式的基本内容,但单一的权力保障模式不足以解决强迫性审讯的所有问题,保障供述自愿性的理想模式应当是权利保障机制与权力制衡机制的有机结合。     

“被教唆的人没有犯被教唆的罪”之理解——兼与刘明祥教授商榷

如果体系性地考虑刑法总则关于共犯的规定以及分则关于拟制正犯的规定,就应该认为我国刑法对共同犯罪采用区分制而非单一正犯概念,共犯从属性说应该得到肯定。刑法第29条第2款规定的“被教唆的人没有犯被教唆的罪”,只能解释为教唆犯教唆他人犯罪,被教唆人已经着手实行犯罪,但没有达到既遂状态。如此解释既有助于维持共犯的实行从属性,坚持刑法客观主义,也不会放纵犯罪。对于教唆信息完全没有传递给被教唆人、被教唆人明确拒绝教唆、被教唆人虽接受教唆但尚未开始实施预备行为等情形,教唆行为对法益的危险仅仅停留在教唆者内心,不能成立非共同犯罪的教唆未遂。将上述教唆行为评价为教唆未遂,是对刑法第29条第2款的曲解,没有体系地解释刑法规范,有走向刑法主观主义的危险。     

Problems in expert deception detection and the risk of false confessions: no proof to the contrary in Levine et al. (2014)

Lie-detection research has shown that observers who rely on nonverbal cues or on verbal cues correctly classify on average 54% of truth tellers and liars. In addition, over the years, countless numbers of innocent people have made false confessions and, in analysing the problem, researchers have implicated both a suspect's vulnerability and the persuasive influence of certain police interrogation tactics. Levine et al. (2014) aim to contribute to these vast bodies of literature by reporting two studies purportedly showing that expert interviewers – when they are permitted to question interviewees – can achieve almost perfect accuracy without eliciting false confessions. We argue that theoretical and methodological aspects of these studies undermine the reliability and validity of the data reported, that as a result the studies do not contribute to the scientific literatures on lie detection and false confessions in any meaningful way, and that the results are dangerously misleading.     

Differences in personality and mental state between suspects and witnesses immediately after being interviewed by the police

Abstract

There is increased recognition that people interviewed by the police are often psychologically vulnerable due to modest intelligence, mental health problems, disturbed mental state, and personality problems. The current study aimed to investigate differences in the mental state and personality between suspects and witnesses. The participants were 78 individuals (47 suspects and 31 witnesses) who had been interviewed by the Icelandic police. They were assessed psychologically immediately after the interview with the police was completed. Significant differences emerged between the two groups with the suspects being more depressed, hopeless, compliant and personality disordered than the witnesses. Four of the suspects claimed to have made a false confession to the police due to their immediate need or psychological problems.     

Police interrogation

Abstract

We describe a study of more than 1000 interrogations by Metropolitan Police Officers. Obtaining a confession is found to be the paramount reason for interviewing a suspect. However, few suspects who did not initially confess changed their minds during the interview. 42% of suspects admitted their guilt—about the same number as obtained before tape recording of interviews was introduced. Strength of evidence and legal advice were the principal factors associated with confessing. The confession rate also varied according to which police station hosted the “interview”. An “accusatorial” style of questioning was associated with the possession of strong evidence against the suspect.     

Comparing the effects of explicit and implicit false-evidence ploys on Mock Jurors' verdicts,sentencing recommendations,and perceptions of police interrogation

In police interrogation, an explicit false claim to have evidence raises important legal and constitutional questions. Therefore, some interrogation manuals recommend implicit false-evidence ploys (FEP) that ask suspects about potential evidence without making a direct claim to possess the evidence. Similar to the hypotheses in a recent study of implicit FEP and confession rates, we hypothesized that individuals would perceive implicit FEP as less coercive and deceptive when compared to explicit FEP that involve direct claims of false evidence. Although mock jurors rated all FEP as highly deceptive and coercive and as more deceptive than controls, we found that participants did not view implicit and explicit FEP differently and that ploy specificity (implicit or explicit) failed to affect verdicts or recommended sentences. These findings suggest that although interrogation trainers and scholars in law and psychology discriminate between the methods, jurors do not.