论未成年人恶性犯罪追责机制之完善——以恶意补足年龄规则为鉴

未成年人犯罪在近几年来逐渐倾向于恶性化、低龄化,尤其有关完全不负无刑事责任年龄人的恶性犯罪案件屡屡出现于舆论焦点,社会影响较为恶劣,及时完善刑事责任年龄等相关法律制度尤为重要。可以参考英美国家“恶意补足年龄”规则适用的司法实践,其针对未成年人恶性犯罪个案的犯罪主体资格补足机制,对于未成年人恶性犯罪追责机制完善乃至犯罪防控具有重要意义。针对特定犯罪适当设置特殊年龄区间,并在该区间内,针对特定的犯罪人加以适用“恶意补足年龄”规则,可考虑其于未来我国未成年人恶性犯罪追责机制补充衔接的合理性。

Improvement of Responsibility Assigning Mechanism for Malignant Juvenile Delinquency: Referring to the Rule of Malice Supplies the Age

In recent years,juvenile delinquency gradually tends to be malignant and younger.Especially many cases of malignant crime,which are made by people in no criminal responsibility age,appear frequently in the focus of public opinion.And the social impact is relatively terrible,so it’s particularly important to timely improve the relevant legal system,such as the age of criminal responsibility.Legislators can refer to the judicial practice of the rule of“malice supplies the age”,which is taken in UK and US.This mechanism ensures the supplementary qualification of criminal subject in the case of juvenile delinquency.It’s meaningful to improve the responsibility assigning mechanism for malignant juvenile delinquency,even the control of juvenile delinquency.Legislators should set up a special range of age for specific crimes,and apply the rule of“malice supplies the age”to specific criminals in this range.It’s worth considering the rationality of connecting with responsibility assigning mechanism for malignant juvenile delinquency in the future.