刑法语境中的"致人重伤、死亡"

我国现行刑法典多处使用了"致人重伤、死亡"的表述,看似简单,实则复杂。在规范性质上,具体表现为结果犯中的构成要件结果、结果加重犯中的加重结果和情节加重犯中的严重情节;在刑法价值上,既影响定罪,又影响量刑;在罪过形式上,又有单纯故意、单纯过失、故意与过失相混合三种类型。并且,刑法中的"致人死亡"不应包括引起被害人自杀的情形。

"Causing Serious Injury or Death to the Victim" in the Context of Criminal Law

The expression of "causing serious injury or death to the victim" has been used repeatedly in current criminal code of China. It can be used as constitutive results of resultant offence,aggravated results of offence with aggravated results or serious circumstances of offence with aggravated circumstances.It can affect both conviction and sentencing.In the form of guilt it includes pure intention,pure negligence, both intention and negligence.Moreover,"causing death to the victim"should exclude causing suicide to the victim.