论单位犯罪的刑事责任

我国刑法的通说将“经单位集体讨论或单位负责人决定实施的危害社会的行为”作为单位犯罪的核心要件。但是 ,这种理解具有难以划清单位代表或机关成员的犯罪和单位自身犯罪之间的界限、扩大或缩小单位负刑事责任的范围、不符合现实社会中的单位犯罪的实际情况、无法适用于规模较大的现代企业等弊端。在追究单位犯罪的刑事责任时 ,应从追究单位自身固有的责任角度出发 ,除关注单位集体决定和单位负责人的决定之外 ,还应考虑单位的目标、业务范围、规章制度、防范措施等单位自身制度方面的情况。这样 ,才能准确地把握单位的真实意志 ,正确地认定和处理现实中所发生的单位犯罪。

On the Criminal Liability of Corporate Crime

In China, the corporate crime, generally, refers to a harmful commitment that is determined and carried out by the board of directors or leaders of the corporation. It is difficult, however, to differ this concept, corporate crime, from that of employee's crime. Furthermore, this definition can neither indicate the range of corporate crimes, nor reflect the current situation of this commitment. In addition, this concept also cannot be used to describe the characteristics of corporation in the modern society. This paper suggests that apart from the board of directors or leader of the corporation, when we consider the legal responsibilities of corporate crime, we also must take the other elements into our account, i.e., the policy, rule and aims of the corporation.