A Concise Examination Concerning the Judicial Determination of the “Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble” Online

浅析“网络寻衅滋事罪”的司法认定问题

In September of 2013, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate jointly promulgated the “Interpretation on Several Issues Regarding the Application of Legal Precepts in Criminal Cases of Defamation via Information Networks.” For the first time, this interpretation encapsulated three categories of online behaviors associated with picking quarrels and provoking troubles within the ambit of criminal legal regulation. Nonetheless, due to the ambiguity of its stipulations and certain misapprehensions encountered in judicial application, the issue of judicial identification of this offense has become increasingly salient. The present study delves into the pertinent judicial determinations regarding the offense of picking quarrels and provoking troubles within the digital realm, scrutinizing its intrinsic meaning and distinctive traits. It predominantly employs the case analysis methodology, complemented by judicial precedents, to examine the challenges encountered in judicial determinations. The paper subsequently offers pertinent solutions to these issues, aiming to delineate the criminalization criteria of the offense and to effectively mitigate its burgeoning tendency. The research endeavors to facilitate a clearer judicial identification of the crime of picking quarrels and provoking troubles in cyberspace.

2013 年9 月，最高人民法院与最高人民检察院联合发布了《关于办理利用信息网络实施诽谤等刑事案件适用法律若干问题的解释》，首次将三种类型的网络寻衅滋事行为纳入刑法规制范畴。但由于其规定比较模糊，司法应用中存在着一些误解，致使该犯罪在司法认定上的问题越来越突出。通过对网络型寻衅滋事罪的相关司法认定进行研究，剖析其内涵特点，主要运用案例分析法结合司法实例，对其在司法认定中存在的问题进行探讨并针对该些问题提出相对应的解决思路，以限缩本罪的入罪标准，有效遏制其口袋化倾向，帮助网络型寻衅滋事罪司法认定更加明晰。