摘要:故意杀人罪属于罪行极其严重的犯罪，在适用死刑的案件中占了很大比例。随着刑罚观念逐渐改变，司法渐趋文明，我国故意杀人罪死刑适用却依然频繁。本文通过对国外关于故意杀人罪死刑适用的对比研究以及借鉴，提出限制故意杀人罪死刑适用的建议：树立正确的刑罚观，从立法、司法、程序上三管齐下，限制死刑的适用，促使故意杀人罪死刑的适用逐步走向制度化。
关键词：故意杀人罪；死刑适用；限制
Abstract:Crime of Intentional homicide belongs to the extremely serious crime, in the case of the death penalty for a high proportion. With the gradual change penalty opinions, judicial gradually civilization, China's intentional homicide applicable death penalty but still frequently. This article through to foreign about intentional homicide of the comparison of the applicable death penalty and the reference, propose restrictions intentional homicide applicable death penalty Suggestions: to set up correct concept of punishment, and from the legislative, judicial and procedures will limit for the death penalty, and to promote the death penalty for intentional homicide of gradually moving towards the institutionalization.
Key words: Crime of intentional homicide；The application of death penalty；Limit
分析我国古代和当今外国关于故意杀人罪的立法例，可以发现，关于故意杀人罪的立法主要有两种模式。第一种模式是将故意杀人罪分解为几种不同的犯罪加以规定，例如，我国唐朝的法律将故意杀人罪分为谋杀、故杀、劫杀、斗杀四种；英国刑法则将故意杀人罪分为普通杀人、谋杀、杀婴和教唆杀人等。第二种模式是先规定一个故意杀人罪的基本罪状，适用一般的法定刑；然后将情节严重的故意杀人逐一列出，规定加重的法定刑；再将个别需要减轻处罚的特殊的故意杀人罪另立罪名，规定较轻的法定刑。
笔者主张将故意杀人罪的规定分为基本罪状、加重罪状以及减轻罪状三个部分的立法建议，也就是先规定一个故意杀人罪的基本罪状，并规定基本的法定刑；然后规定加重情节和加重的法定刑；再规定减轻情节和减轻的法定刑。在基本的法定刑中应该没有死刑。在加重的法定刑中应有死刑。减轻的法定刑应轻于基本的法定刑。
