诉诸舆论的司法：耻辱刑的现代流变及启示

为了保证司法的公正和司法独立,排除公众舆论对审判的影响是必要的.然而,司法如何利用舆论延伸和强化其功能,并未受到国内学界应有的重视.耻辱刑的作用过程就是国家、犯罪人和社会公众之间关于刑罚意义上共通的符号传播互动过程,是国家对社会的法律和舆论的富有效率的双重控制,具有隔离、规范的确认和名誉恢复的功能.从身体刑到犯罪信息的公开披露是古代耻辱刑的现代流变形式.我国应明确规定向社会公布司法判决作为一种刑罚措施,并建立国家判决数据库和复权制度.

Judicatory Appealing to Public Opinion: Modern Changes of Shaming Penalty and Its Implication

For the sake of equity and judicatory independence,eliminating the influence of public opinion confronting judge is necessary.However,the other side of the problem is how the judicatory should make use of the public opinion to extend and enhance its function has not been well recognized.Shaming penalty function process is an interactive process of sign communication between nation,criminal and social public concerning the common meaning of penalty.It is an effective and economical way that nation controls society with law and public opinion;it also has functions of insulation,recognition of norm and reputation recovery.From ancient humiliatory physical penalty to the open publicity of crime,the ancient shaming penalty has tansformed to its modern type.Our country should rule definitely that announcing judicial decision to society is a kind of penalty measure,a way of buildding up a national verdict database and rights-resuming system.