试论犯罪被害人补偿制度

目前,很多国家通过立法的形式建立了十分完善的被害人补偿制度。而我国尽管超常规地赋予了被害人当事人地位,但由于没有建立起国家补偿制度和诉讼外的社会援助制度,因而,除极少数被害人能通过刑事附带民事诉讼得到部分损害赔偿外,绝大多数被害人的物质损失和精神损失难以得到应有的赔偿。因此,制定《犯罪被害人补偿法》,以立法的方式对被害人补偿作出明确规定,不仅能够在一定程度上解除被害人的生活困境,而且还可以有效地缓和社会的报应情感,从而维持、确保国民对包括刑事司法在内的法治秩序的信赖,并对预防犯罪和维护社会稳定做出贡献。

A Tentative Study of the Compensation System for Criminal Victims

At present, perfect compensation systems for criminal victims have been set up in many countries by the means of legislation. Though criminal victims are uncommonly appointed as the litigants in China, due to the lack of the compensation system and the extra-litigation aid system from the society, only a few criminal victims can get some compensation through collateral civil proceedings. Therefore, the law of compensation for criminal victims should be legislated in China. It can not only relieve the pain of the criminal victims, but also be helpful to raise people's confidence in the government and maintain social stability.