刑法解释方法的位阶与运用

刑法解释方法之间存在一定的位阶关系。刑法解释方法的位阶应当在三个层面展开:刑法解释应以维护刑法安定性优先,兼顾促进刑法正义性为价值目标,这是刑法解释方法位阶的价值维度;刑法解释应遵循文义解释→体系解释→历史解释→目的解释→合宪性解释的运用顺序,这是刑法解释方法位阶的序列维度;在可能文义之界限点上,文义因素绝对优先,在可能文义的界限内,目的解释居解释之冠,合宪性解释是对其他解释方法结论的最后检验,这是刑法解释方法位阶的效力维度。解释刑法时应运用与遵循这种位阶关系。

Rank and Use of Criminal Law Interpretation

There is a rank between different methods of interpretations of criminal law. The rank of methods interpretations of criminal law includes three aspects: the interpretation of criminal law should set the first aim on keeping the safety of criminal law and the second aim on making the justice of criminal law, this is the value aspect; the interpretation of criminal law should follow the order of grammatical interpretation, systematical interpretation, historical interpretation, teleological interpretation, constitutional interpretation, this is the time aspect; at the point of possible meaning, the factor of meaning is previous to other methods of interpretation, and within the range pf possible meaning the teleological interpretation play a deciding role, and the constitutional interpretation is the last inspection of other methods of interpretation of criminal law, this is the effect aspect.