故意杀人罪是刑法中最为严重的犯罪之一。当今世界上所有保留死刑的国家均将故意杀人罪适用于死刑。但在废除死刑的国际大环境下,世界上保留死刑的国家也都通过刑事立法和司法实践只将死刑适用于极少数罪行极其严重的犯罪分子,故意杀人罪的死刑最终适用率并不高。这些国家的立法和实践经验对于中国推进司法改革,有效保护人权有着积极的借鉴意义。 Intentional homicide is one of the most serious crimes in the criminal law. All countries that still retain the death penalty in the world today apply the crime of intentional homicide to the death penalty. However, under the international environment of abolishing the death penalty, all the countries that retain the death penalty in the world also apply the death penalty only to the very few criminals whose crimes are extremely serious through criminal legislation and judicial practice. The final application rate of death penalty for intentional homicide is not high. The legislative and practical experiences of these countries have a positive reference for China to promote judicial reform and effectively protect human rights.