Abstract：Stalking is a general term for a series of behaviors such as following, harassing, and badgering that are repeatedly and continuously inflicted by the perpetrator to the victim in a way that is annoying and frightening enough to affect the victim's daily life. Although stalking does not infringe on the right to life and health of the victim, it is essentially a harmful behavior that causes fear and panic in the victim, and is likely to develop into violent crimes. Most developed countries such as the United States, Germany and Japan have legislated to criminalize stalking, but relevant legal regulations have limitation in the definition of the content. For a long time, as the harm of stalking is underestimated, China does not enact criminal legislation against this behavior, and the relevant provisions of the current non-criminal legal regulations cannot effectively punish this behavior. As a consequence, the perpetrator often gets away in the grey area of the law. In order to effectively regulate stalking and protect the victim's right to peace in private life, it is advisable to learn from other countries and apply the theory of criminal law in China to define stalking as a crime and include it in the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. In terms of the construction of the crime, it is suggested to classify the behaviors of stalking and set up the pre-procedure of administrative punishment for stalking. In terms of penalty, it is suggested to take freedom punishment as major punishment supplemented by fine penalty, and to stipulate penalty according to the harm degree of the stalking behavior and the likelihood of the recidivism of the perpetrator.
2022, Vol. 39 
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