本篇論文主要是在探討散布猥褻物品罪的處罰基礎。首先介紹散布猥褻物品罪在我國的適用狀況,其中爭議較大的為「猥褻」概念。「猥褻」本身即是一個非常不明確的用語,一直有若干爭議,是以一開始即介紹我國對於「猥褻」之概念見解與日本見解,以做比較。再來則是開始探討散布猥褻物品罪的處罰基礎。本罪之保護法益在我國實務上歷來幾乎都不曾改變過,雖經兩號大法官解釋,而有新增如「保障青少年身心健康」、「保障他人免於猥褻物品干擾之自由」等保護法益,但基本上仍是以維護善良風俗為主。而除了我國實務見解之外,也會整理外國立法例及學說上所討論的各種保護法益,以便之後檢視散布猥褻物品之保護法益。 在瞭解了散布猥褻物品有哪些保護法益之後,將介紹本研究將用以檢視散布猥褻物品罪之處罰基礎的理論,基本上以社群主義和自由主義的論爭及納思邦的法律與情感為主,藉由兩方陣營的辯論,進一步去瞭解像散布猥褻物品這種與道德議題息息相關的犯罪,在各方面的討論為何。且由於提及「猥褻」之定義,噁心及羞恥之用語常出現,像這樣的情感在法律中扮演什麼角色?是否妥當?並將檢視上述散布猥褻物品罪的保護法益,一一探討該保護目的是否合理,並提出建議與結論。
The paper focuses on the issue of the basic of the criminal code’s punishment of spreading obscene objects. First, we will introduce the application of the criminal code's punishment in Taiwan, and among these, the most contentious issue is how to define the concept of 「obscene」, which is unclear. Therefore, we will concentrate on the concept of 「obscene」. And then, we begin to discuss why people should be punished for spreading obscene objects. That is the basis of the punishment. Two interpretations of the justice of the constitutional court (J.Y. Interpretation No. 407 and No. 617) explained that the reason is the protection of social decency (maybe we can say “sexual morality”). In addition, the protection of young people is also a reason. In third chapter, we will discuss whether there are more reasons to support the criminal code's punishment of spreading obscene objects. Second, we will introduce the debates between Devlin and Hart, and introduce Martha C. Nussbaum’s book “Hiding from Humanity: disgust, shame and the law”. Those theories will be used to examine the basis of the penalty. Finally, this thesis will make a conclusion that the protection of young people is the only acceptable reason to support the punishment of spreading obscene objects.