利用影响力受贿罪的理论困境及破解

在我国法律语境下,受贿罪的实质是＂权钱交易＂,即国家工作人员利用其自身的权力和请托人进行财物交换的行为,此处的权力应仅限于国家的公权力,不应扩大到影响力,而且利用公权力的行为人应与公权力的拥有者相统一。利用影响力受贿罪不符合受贿罪的本质特征,与传统的受贿罪理论存在冲突,应借鉴《联合国反腐败公约》之规定,将利用影响力受贿罪定位为利用影响力交易罪。

Theoretical Dilemma of Committing Crime of Bribery by Using One's Influence and Its Solution

In the context of law of China,the essence of bribery is power-for-money deals,that is,state personnel get money from applicant by using their rights.Here,power refers to public power and shall not be extended to one＇s influence;moreover,the actor who exercises the public power shall be the one who possesses the public power.Committing crime of bribery by using one＇s influence is not accord with the essential features of corruption,which conflicts with traditional theory of bribery.We should use the United Nations Convention against Corruption for reference,and define such activity as trading in influence crime.