我国野生动物保护的司法解释亟待修改

我国现行的有关野生动物保护的刑事司法解释颁布于2000年,至今未做调整。在2016年修订了野生动物保护法情况下,该司法解释在两个关键问题上亟待修改。一是应当确定野生动物的法律内涵,明确并非所有人工驯养繁殖动物均属于野生动物。其标准在于其遗传结构和生活习性是否仍保持野生种群的特征;二是需要明确即便有部分人工驯养繁殖动物属于野生动物,也应当与真正的野生动物区别对待。二者在定罪量刑的标准上应有所不同,以保证司法公平正义的实现。

Chinese Judicial Interpretation on Protection of Wild Animals Needs to be Revised

The current criminal judicial interpretation on protection of wild animals was formulated in 2000 and has not been adjusted for a long time.This judicial interpretation needs to be revised on two key issues after the wildlife protection law was amended in 2016.First,the legal definition of wild animals should be revised.It should make it clear that not all domestic animals are wild animals.The criteria are whether the genetic structure and living habits of the wild population are maintained.Second,revision should confirm that domestic animals are distinguished from wild animals,even if some were captured from the wild.In order to achieve fairness and justice,different criteria for conviction should be defined to differentiate domestic from wild animals.