面向21世纪的刑事司法理念

刑法理念是刑事司法理念不可或缺的内容。面向2 1世纪的刑事司法理念首先要求对刑法理念进行探讨,这种探讨应立足于形式合理性与实质合理性这一对范畴,并以此对罪刑法定原则的基本精神做深入的挖掘。罪刑法定是以形式合理性为其价值取向的,因而应当建立形式合理性的刑法观念。如果不想使罪刑法定原则成为一个口号或标语,就必须注重它在司法实践中的贯彻和落实,这就是罪刑法定原则的司法化问题。罪行法定原则的司法化涉及司法体制、司法理念和司法人员的素质等问题,特别是应建立这样的司法理念:罪刑法定原则下形式合理性优于实质合理性。

Criminal Judicial Idea Towards the 21st Century

The Idea of criminal law is an indispensable part of cr iminal justice Idea. The criminal justice Idea facing 21st century requires the discussion of the Idea of criminal law first of all. In this lecture, the author studies the essential spirit of the principle of a legally prescribed punishmen t for a specified crime, based on the couple of categories of formal rationality and substantive rationality. The author argues that the principle of crime and penalty by law formal rationality; therefore, it is necessary to establish the I dea of criminal law with formal rationality. The author focuses on the judiciali zation of the principle of crime and penalty by law, and argues that three issue s, including judicial system, justice idea, and the quality of judicial personne l, are involved in this area, and does an in-depth study on it.