論少年刑事案件之刑罰裁量──以德國法之評介為中心

On the Discretion of Punishment in Juvenile Criminal Cases: A Lesson from German Juvenile Law

本文借鏡德國少年法院法（Jugendgerichtsgesetz, JGG），就其德國法制中有關少年刑罰的發動要件、裁量標準與量刑因子進行分析，獲得初步的心得與反省之後，再對於我國少年事件處理法中，有關少年刑事案件程序中，少年法院可以在何種情況下透過移送而啟動刑事程序，並在刑事程序中，本於何種規範目的、規範架構與量刑理由而裁處少年刑罰，進行反省式的分析。

This paper draws upon the German Juvenile Court Act (Jugendgerichtsgesetz, JGG) to analyze the prerequisites for imposing juvenile sanctions, the standards of judicial discretion, and the factors influencing sentencing under the German legal framework. Based on the insights and reflections gained from this comparative examination, the study then turns to Taiwan’s Juvenile Justice Act, focusing on the conditions under which a juvenile court may initiate criminal proceedings through referral, as well as the normative purposes, structural principles, and sentencing rationales underlying the imposition of juvenile penalties within such proceedings. Through this reflective analysis, the paper seeks to illuminate the balance between culpability and protection, the educational objectives of juvenile sanctions, and their role in fostering the juvenile’s self-rehabilitation and holistic development.