实用主义视野下刑法解释进路分析

在刑法解释中,客观解释、实质解释、目的解释、实质推理及司法能动主义等各种法律方法无不充斥着实用主义精神。总的来看,实用主义刑法解释观催生出几个统一,具体包括法律规则与生活经验的统一,法条主义与实用主义的统一,系统性后果与个案性后果的统一。实用主义解释观滋生负面效应:实用主义刑法解释观蕴含反动因素、缺乏民主约束、容易滋生犬儒主义。对实用主义刑法解释应从事前预防与事后救济两个层面进行完善,以保障解释结果的合法、合情、合理。

Interpretation of Criminal Law Route Analysis from the Pragmatic Perspective

As for interpretation of criminal law, pragmatism finds full expression in various legal methods,such as objective interpretation, substantial interpretation, aim explanation, substancial reasoning as well as judicial activism. In general, the pragmatic concept of interpretation of criminal law gives rise to several unified whole, including the unity of legal rules and life experience, the unity of legalism and pragmatism, the unity of systematic consequence and individual case consequence. Pragmatic interpretation breeds negative effects, namely,pragmatic concept of interpretation of criminal law contains reactionary elements and lacks democratic restrictions and meanwhile it is easy to bring about cynicism. Therefore, it should be improved and perfected at two levels-- prevention beforehand and relief afterwards--to ensure the legality and reasonability of interpretation results.