道德原则对刑事立法的制约

道德原则是一定社会成员或阶级用以调整人们之间利益关系的根本指导原则,在道德体系中居于核心地位,是人类判断行为是非善恶的准则,具有普遍性。刑事立法是立法者依照法定程序创制刑事法律规范的活动,刑事立法的过程是行为犯罪化与除罪化的过程,这一过程体现了立法者的伦理价值取向,反映了立法者关于正义与非正义、善与恶等方面的价值判断,因而道德原则是立法者必须遵循的基本原则,是刑事立法最重要的制约因素之一。

Restriction of Moral Principle on Criminal Legislation

Moral principle is the fundamental guideline for certain members or classes of a society to adjust people’s relationship.It is the core of moral system and the universal criterion judge people’s behavior.Criminal legislation is the creation of norms of criminal law by the legislator in accordance with legal procedures.This is a process of criminalization and decriminalization of behavior.This process reflects the orientation of ethical value of the legislator.It also reflects how the legislators to judge justice and injustice,good and evil.Therefore,moral principle is the basic principle that lawmakers must follow.It is one of the most important restricting factors in criminal legislation.