美国未成年人死刑制度——对伦奎斯特法院刑罚观的法律思考

在西门斯案件中,美国联邦最高法院多数意见判决禁止对未成年人执行死刑。但以前首席大法官伦奎斯特为核心的保守主义大法官撰写反对意见,深入证成未成年人死刑制度。伦奎斯特法院保守主义力量坚持的法律路线——未成年人死刑制度具备存在的必要;在边缘性的案件中,该制度能够体现刑罚正义。在未成年人刑罚改革的过程中,获取稳妥前进的法律进路甚为关键。

American Minor Capital Punishment System

In the Simons Case,most of the opinions of Supreme Court of the United States sentenced to forbid death penalty on minors.However,Lord Chancellor of conservatism with the former chief justice,William Rehnquist as the core disagreed and advocates minor capital punishment.This article,based on this precedent,illustrates the necessity of the existence of minor capital punishment preserved by the conservative of Rehnquist Court.In the marginal cases,the system can embody criminal justice.While reforming the min...