本課程之目標，係在探討刑法總則中，各項應適用於刑法分則以及其他相關刑事法令之共通原理。刑法總則規範犯罪行為之一般要件與法律效果，據以建立判斷是否成立犯罪與應否科處刑罰之體系。

The goal of this course is to explore the common principles in the general principles of criminal law that should be applied to the sub-principles of criminal law and other related criminal laws. The General Principles of Criminal Law regulate the general requirements and legal effects of criminal acts, and establish a system for judging whether a crime has been established and whether a crime should be punished.

刑法總則乃規定犯罪成立之一般要件及法律效果之法律規範，其核心之內容為刑法之一般適用原則、犯罪論、法律效果論及競合論。刑法總則為刑罰法規（含特別刑法、實質刑法及附屬刑法）之共同適用的準則，亦為研習刑事法之基礎。其中，犯罪論涉及犯罪判斷之客體、犯罪判斷之基準及程序；法律效果論刑罰及保安處分之終極目的、種類、裁量基準及刑事政策之理念。在理論方面固值作深入之比較研究，而在實際運用上，也須注意其妥適性，於學習過程中，也應在抽象與具體之間，來回觀照。

The General Principles of Criminal Law are legal norms that stipulate the general requirements and legal effects for the establishment of a crime. Its core content is the general application principles of criminal law, the theory of crime, the theory of legal effects and the theory of concurrence. The general principles of criminal law are the commonly applicable principles of criminal penalties (including special criminal law, substantive criminal law and subsidiary criminal law) and are also the basis for the study of criminal law. Among them, the crime theory involves the object of criminal judgment, the basis and procedure of criminal judgment; the theory of legal effects, the ultimate purpose, type, discretionary basis of punishment and security measures, and the concept of criminal policy. In terms of theory, it is worth conducting in-depth comparative research, but in terms of practical application, attention must also be paid to its appropriateness. In the learning process, one should also look back and forth between abstraction and concreteness.

1 林東茂：刑法綜覽，一品文化出版社。
2 林鈺雄：新刑法總則，自版。
3 張麗卿：刑法總則理論與運用，五南圖書出版股份有限公司。

1 Lin Dongmao: Overview of Criminal Law, Yipin Culture Publishing House.
2 Lin Yuxiong: General Principles of the New Criminal Law, self-published.
3 Zhang Liqing: Theory and Application of General Principles of Criminal Law, Wunan Book Publishing Co., Ltd.