Law Criminal Law

Criminal Law in China

By Shizhou Wang
Kluwer Law International November 2017

Specifications

ISBN-13
9789041195272
Publisher
Kluwer Law International
Publication
November 2017
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
China ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a practical analysis of criminal law in China. An introduction presents the necessary background information about the framework and sources of the criminal justice system, and then proceeds to a detailed examination of the grounds for criminal liability, the justification of criminal offences, the defences that diminish or excuse criminal liability, the classification of criminal offences, and the sanctions system.

Coverage of criminal procedure focuses on the organization of investigations, pre-trial proceedings, trial stage, and legal remedies. A final part describes the execution of sentences and orders, the prison system, and the extinction of custodial sanctions or sentences.

Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for criminal lawyers, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and criminal court judges handling cases connected withChina. Academics and researchers, as well as the various international organizations in the field, will welcome this very useful guide, and will appreciate its value in the study of comparative criminal law.

Table of Contents

The Author

List of Abbreviations

General Introduction

Part I. Substantive Criminal Law

Chapter 1. General Principles

Chapter 2. Scope of Application of Criminal Statutes

Chapter 3. General Principles of Criminal Liability

Chapter 4. Justification, Excuse and Other Grounds of Impunity

Chapter 5. Incomplete Criminal Offences and Joint Crime

Chapter 6. Classification and Survey of Criminal Offences

Chapter 7. The Sanctioning System

Part II. Criminal Procedure

Chapter 1. General Characteristics

Chapter 2. The Pretrial Proceedings

Chapter 3. The Procedure of First Instance

Chapter 4. The Procedure of Legal Remedies and Special Procedures

Part III. Execution and Extinction of Sanctions

Chapter 1. Sources of Penitentiary Law and Nature of Regulations

Chapter 2. General Principles Concerning the Prison Law

Chapter 3. The Prison System

Chapter 4. The Penitentiary Regime

Chapter 5. Release and Resettlement

Chapter 6. Extinction of Sentences

General Conclusion

Selected Bibliography

Index

 
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