论国际刑法中的贿赂外国官员罪

贿赂外国官员罪是一种具有广泛危害性的国际腐败犯罪,自20世纪70年代以来,联合国及其他国际组织通过了一系列法律文件对其作出规定,并不断加强国际合作,以预防和惩治该种犯罪。贿赂外国官员罪的构成具有跨国或涉外因素,行贿方是一国的国民、法人或者其代理人,受贿方是另一国家的官员,且本罪的构成只涉及行贿方的行贿行为,而不包括受贿方的受贿行为。本罪的犯罪目的是为使外国官员不履行其法定职责,以便行贿人自己或者其他人在国际商业交易中谋取不正当利益。

On Crime of Offering Bribes to Foreign Officials in International Criminal law

Crime of offering bribes to foreign officials is a kind of extensively imperiled international crime of corruption. From 1970's on, the United Nations and other international organizations have enacted series of relevant legal instruments, and enhanced international cooperation continuously to prevent and punish the crime. The composition of the crime of offering bribes to foreign officials has transnational facts or facts concerning foreign affairs. The briber is citizen, legal person or its agent of a state, and the bribee is official of another state. In addition, the composition of the crime does not relate to the act of accepting bribe, but only the bribery of briber. The purpose of the crime is foreign official's nonperformance of legal responsibility that the briber or other party would secure benefits in international trade.