马乐

• 1:大连海事大学法学院

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摘要(Abstract)：

国内流行的死刑替代论和生刑过轻论都有推动终身监禁刑走向扩张的潜能，其理论出发点和论据均有待商榷。国内学界对终身监禁制度域外经验的了解相对匮乏且滞后，尤其缺少对美国教训的充分认识，因此未能作出深刻的理论自省。在死刑废除运动高涨、改造刑理念式微、刑罚民粹主义流行等多重因素的影响下，美国终身监禁刑从兴起走向泛滥并呈现出诸多令人担忧的特征。美国的终身监禁制度是个失败的样本，其教训警示人们终身监禁制度蕴含巨大的实践风险。我国立法者和司法者必须对终身监禁刑采取审慎态度，不宜盲目扩张终身监禁刑的适用范围，否则有滑向重刑主义和刑罚民粹主义的风险。

关键词(KeyWords)：终身监禁;无期徒刑;死刑替代;生刑过轻

基金项目(Foundation):2022年辽宁省社科基金重点项目“通过网络支付平台非法获取他人财产行为的罪名适用研究”(项目编号：L22AFX002)的阶段性成果

作者(Author):马乐

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