謝依涵強盜殺人案判決評析－－併論兩公約施行法之國內法效力

An Analysis of Murder Cafe Case and Challenge to The ICCPR ＆ ICESER Implementation Act

謝依涵所涉強盜殺人案，自案發初始迄至審理過程，均引起社會高度關注。該案一、二審均認謝依涵觸犯強盜殺人罪而判處死刑，嗣經上訴最高法院，雖因判處死刑而由最高法院舉行言詞辯論，然而最高法院仍然選擇「撤銷發回」，則其言詞辯論之目的何在，殊難理解。細繹其撤銷發回之理由，多僅補充下級審之論述、或為無關宏旨的瑣碎爭議及虛無飄渺的作文比賽，始終欠缺終審法院之擔當。尤其該案涉及死刑存廢與《公民與政治權利國際公約及經濟社會文化權利國際公約施行法》之內國法效力問題，本文併同論述《兩公約施行法》之法律位階及其違憲爭議。

The media attention focuses on Murder Cafe suspect Hsieh Yi-Han（謝依涵）since the high-profile case exposed to the public. The defendant was sentenced to capital punishment in Taiwan Shilin District Court and Taiwan High Court respectively. However, Supreme Court routinely remanded the case back to Taiwan High Court even though Supreme Court have heard both sides arguing the merits in that case. Analyzing the reasoning of Supreme Court decision, this article concludes that most of them are the frivolous fact-find inconsistency and reiterrative comment which expressed by the district court and high court already. Furthermore, there is only vague composition left in the decision. This case also provided an opportunity to explore the relations between death penaly controversy and The ICCPR & ICESER Implementation Act. In addition to the supreme court decision, the article tries to clarify the legal status of international human rights treaties in domestic legal environment.