简论“构成犯罪的,依法追究刑事责任”

在大量法律文本中规定“构成犯罪的,依法追究刑事责任”与我国的立法体制和刑法制定、修改方式有关.在法律中频繁使用“构成犯罪的,依法追究刑事责任”,会造成全国人大立法权受损,刑法保障作用的缺失和刑法本身的频繁修改,不利于整个法律体系的稳定和协调一致.因此,应谨慎使用“构成犯罪的,依法追究刑事责任”,打破以刑法修正案作为刑法唯一修改方式的做法,建立对“构成犯罪的,依法追究刑事责任”规定的分级审查机制,修改法律时注意刑事责任条款与刑法的协调互动,建立集中规定刑事责任声明条款.

Brief Analysis of If a Crime Has Been Constituted,Criminal Liability Shall Be Investigated According to Law

Relating to China’s legislative system as well as the way to enact and modify Criminal Law,the terminology If a crime has been constituted,criminal liability shall be investigated according to law is stipulated in substantial legal texts.Extensive use of the terminology in laws will impair the NPC’s legislative power and Criminal Law’s protection function,result in frequent modification of the Criminal Law itself,and affect the stability and coherence of the whole legal system.Therefore it should be used with caution.Meanwhile,it is necessary to break the rule that Criminal Law Amendment is the only way to modify the criminal law,and to establish classification review mechanism on If a crime has been constituted,criminal liability shall be investigated according to law as well as to centralize the power to stipulate criminal liability declaration.