本學期討論的主題為美國量刑制度與量刑理論

主題一：英美量刑制度鳥瞰與理論導論

1. Ch.29 Sentencing (Oxford handbook of Criminology 4th ed. )

2. ch.1 (Principled sentencing)

主題二：刑罰正當性基礎、量刑基本架構

1. II The Justification for Punishment's Existence: Censure and Prevention (Proportionate sentencing exploring the principles)

2. Introduction, The Expanded Limiting-Retributive, State-Guidelines Model, Limiting Retributivism and Other Hybrid Theories, Conclusion
(Just sentencing principles and procedures for a workable system / Richard S. Frase )

主題三：罪刑相當原則、合比例性

Ch.5 Proportionate Punishment and Social Deprivation (Proportionate sentencing exploring the principles)
Barbara-HudsonBeyond-proportionate-punishmentDifficult-cases-and-the-1991-Criminal-Justice-Act1995
Ch.6 Proportionality and Punitiveness? (Proportionate sentencing exploring the principles)
Ch.9 Criteria for Proportionality: A Review (Proportionate sentencing exploring the principles)
主題四：量刑改革、量刑綱領

1. Fifty Years of American Sentencing Reform: Nine Lessons (American Sentencing — What Happens and Why?)

2. Forty Years of American Sentencing Guidelines: What Have We Learned? (American Sentencing — What Happens and Why?)

3. Model Penal Code: Sentencing — Workable Limits on Mass Punishment (American Sentencing — What Happens and Why?)

還有幾篇待補充。

其他參考文獻：

Deserved Criminal Sentences: An Overview / Andreas von Hirsch



我們將視修課同學人數決定要導讀的篇幅，並且討論具體的上課形式