民意对刑事司法的影响考量——作用机理及本质探析

刑事司法实践中,民意在特定条件下得以介入司法并在一定程度上促进司法公正。法律的精神与民意的价值是一致的,依法裁判符合民意期待;但当法律精神与积极民意明显相左或缺乏有效的法律精神可资遵从时,以认真、审慎的态度依据承载积极民意的非规范性法源裁判,有其必要性。民意本身并不足以干预司法,只有为权力因素所吸收的民意才能影响刑事司法活动。在司法尚难有效独立的现状下,在刑事司法中考量民意,使司法与权力、民意之间构成三方制衡态势,或属相对合理之举。

The Impact of Public Opinion on Criminal Justice

Public opinion in some cases leads to a fair verdict in judicial practice.Aiming at the same target, administration of justice and public opinion should not be antagonistic but be mutually reinforcing.Public opinion itself is not sufficient to interfere with administration of justice,only the opinion absorbed in power factors can influence the judicial activities.The involvement of public opinion in the administration of justice is limited.Nowadays,because of dependent judicial section,it is reasonable to take public opinion into consideration in judicial justice to keep balance between administration of justice,power,and public opinion.