随着《刑法修正案(九)》的出台,我国死刑的数量进一步减少,自1979年刑法以来,我国死刑配置和执行发生了巨大的变化,主要表现是逐步限制死刑的适用。究其原因,首先是国际人权运动的发展,其次是犯罪态势的变化,最后是刑事政策的指引。 With the promulgation of the “Amendment to the Criminal Law (IX)”, the number of death penalty in our country has been further reduced. Since the criminal law in 1979, tremendous changes have taken place in the distribution and implementation of the death penalty in our country. The main manifestations are the gradual restriction of the application of the death penalty. The reasons are firstly the development of the international human rights movement, the second is the change of the crime situation, and finally the guideline of the criminal policy.