새로운 위험의 등장과 형법의 임무 변화? - 9 ․ 11 테러 이후 영국을 중심으로 -

Rate of progress and development of science and technology has already surpassed the level that humans can predict. However, progress is impossible to predict means the potential risk of unexpected. Beck's 'Risikogesellschaft', the emergence of the concept here is why. However,the threats of terrorism appear, a danger inherent in the concept of risk society has changed. However, in the Risikogesellschaft furthermore, a new risk of terrorism that emerged, though there is no change in the mission of the criminal law. That is not the change of mission, but that of function of criminal law. Among them, reinforcement of the function of preventing is neither internal relation with change in the mission of the criminal law. The expansion of the Risikostrafrecht or Präventionsstrafrecht is similar to sports car racing brakes failed. Recent counter-terrorism laws in the UK again in safety and freedom as the freedom of the dilemma has been regression. This means to seek harmony between the flow is again in the liberal rule of law, basic principles of criminal law, liability principle, the function of criminal law. In this sense, the expansion of the Risikostrafrecht or Präventionsstrafrecht will continue to look for harmony. The expansion of the Risikostrafrecht should not be understood by piecemeal.