As to defining it legislatively and judicially, it points out that today we should focus on the values of efficiency and impartiality of criminal punishment.

• 笔者主张目前的中国应坚持走存废论的某种中间道路,即“应然的废除、实然的存置”,在暂时保留死刑的同时,严格限制死刑的适用,并逐步走向死刑的最终废止。