死刑:一种残酷的刑罚  

Death Penalty: A Cruel Punishment

作　　者：马家福[1] 

机构地区：[1]西南政法大学,重庆400031

出　　处：《西南政法大学学报》2005年第3期82-88,共7页Journal of Southwest University of Political Science and Law

摘　　要：残酷刑罚是不尊重罪犯尊严和人格,或者剥夺或限制罪犯不应剥夺或限制的权利,或者无助于实现使罪犯成为新人要求的,或者造成罪犯肉体或精神上极度痛苦的不必要的刑罚。残酷刑罚的认定有绝对性和相对性两个标准。无论从绝对性还是相对性标准看,死刑都是一种残酷的刑罚。A cruel punishment is an invalid one that does not respect a felon’s dignity or personality. It deprives or limits a criminal’s rights. It is not conductive to a criminal’s rehabilitation. It will inflict physical or mental anguish on the accused. With its absoluteness and comparativeness, we determine whether a punishment is not cruel. The death penalty, either by its absoluteness or comparativeness, is certainly a cruel punishment.

关 键 词：死刑 刑罚 刑法 人权 犯罪预防 

分 类 号：D914[政治法律—刑法学]