人类的人道精神促使刑罚的严厉性在长期的演变中缓慢且坚定地日趋缓和,刑罚体系从以死刑为中心,到以肉刑为中心,再到以自由刑为中心的历史发展,背后的决定性力量是人道精神,刑罚人道主义已成为刑法学的重要原则之一。本文对刑罚人道主义及其内涵和贯彻原则等相关问题做了简要探讨和研究。 The humanitarian spirit of mankind prompted the severity of punishment to slowly and steadily eased in the long-term evolution. The penalty system shifted from the death penalty as the center to the criminal punishment as the center, to the historical development centered on freedom punishment, the decisive force behind it It is a humane spirit and the punishment of humanitarianism has become one of the important principles of criminal law. This article makes a brief discussion and research on the issues such as punishment humanitarianism, its connotation and implementing principles.