立功制度是我国刑罚制度的重要组成部分。我国《刑法》确立的立功从宽处罚制度符合我国现实国情,是我国惩办与宽大相结合刑事政策的制度化和法律化。这一制度对保护国家和社会的利益、实现刑罚一般预防和特殊预防的目的具有重要意义。笔者试从我国刑法立功制度的历史演进、设立意义、立功的认定及法律后果等方面进行初步的探究。 The meritorious service system is an important part of the penalty system in our country. The meritorious service established by China’s Criminal Law The lenient punishment system is in line with China’s actual national conditions and is the institutionalization and legalization of China’s criminal policy of combining punishments with leniency. This system is of great significance for the protection of the interests of our country and society and for the purpose of general penalty prevention and special prevention. The author try to make a preliminary inquiry into the historical evolution of the meritorious service system of criminal law in our country, the establishment of its significance, the determination of meritorious service, and the legal consequences.