支持死刑的民意高涨是影响死刑政策的最重要因素

• 作 者: 赵秉志 郑延谱
• 出 处: 法制资讯
• 发表日期: 2008年09期
• 关键词: 死刑 死刑政策 世界性潮流 正义情感 经济发展水平 社会制度 未来 刑事政策 公共意志 道义责任

中美两国尽管在文化传统、社会制度、经济发展水平等方面均存在较大差异,但在废止或严格限制死刑的世界性潮流面前,对死刑却采取了相似的政策——既保留死刑又限制其适用。支持死刑的民意高涨无疑是决定两国死刑现状及未来死刑制度走向的最重要因素。

Despite great differences in cultural traditions, social systems and economic development, China and the United States have taken a similar policy toward the death penalty in the wake of the global trend of abolishing or severely restricting the death penalty - Limit its application. The high opinion support for the death penalty is undoubtedly the most important factor that determines the status quo of the death penalty and the future death penalty system in both countries.