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Criminal Justice in the People's Republic of China: A Selective Annotated Bibliography of Western Language Commentaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2019

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On July 1, 1979, during the Second Session of the Fifth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC), seven important laws were passed. Among these new laws were complete codes of criminal law and criminal procedure.

The approval of these laws—particularly the codes of criminal law and procedure—is, to anyone with more than a casual interest in the PRC's legal system, an act of great significance. The Chinese themselves certainly view this event as being quite important and have devoted considerable time and effort to propagandizing its meaning for their society.

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References

1. They are: The Organic Law of the Social People's Congresses and the Social People's Governments, The Electoral Law for the National People's Congress and The Social People's Congresses, The Organic Law of the People's Courts, The Organic Law of the People's Procuratorates, The Criminal Law, The Law of Criminal Procedure, and The Law on Joint Ventures with Chinese and Foreign Investment. They are to be effective January 1, 1980. For an explanation of the laws see the sources cited as note 14 n and o infra. Sources of translations for the new laws are cited in note 14, p, q and r.Google Scholar

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** A report by the Directory of the Commission for Legal Affairs of the NPC Standing Committee at the 2nd Session of the Fifth N.P.C. on June 26, 1979. Pages 11-13 deal with the new codes of criminal law and procedure.Google Scholar

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** A good synopsis of the PRC's judicial system by two Philippine Supreme Court Justices. The Procuracy and criminal procedure are surveyed at pages 122-125 and the penal system at 127-128.Google Scholar

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17 Buxbaum, D. C.Horizontal and Verticle Influences upon the Substantive Criminal Law in China: Some Preliminary Observations,” 10 Osteuropa Recht 31 (1964).Google Scholar

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20 Chao, H.The Chinese Communist Socialist Democracy and the Socialist Legal System: An Analysis,” 15 Issues and Stud. No. 10 at 58 (1979).Google Scholar

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22 Chiu, H.Criminal Punishment in Mainland China: a Study of Some Yunnan Provence Documents,” 68 J. Crim. L. and Criminology 374 (1977).Google Scholar

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23 Cohen, J.The Chinese Communist Party and ‘Judicial Independence': 1949-1959,” 82 Harv. L. Rev. 967 (1969).Google Scholar

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28 Cohen, J. A.Reflections on the Criminal Process in China,” 68 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 323 (1977).Google Scholar

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29 Crockett, G. W. Jr. and Gleicher, M.Inside Chinese Prisons,” 61 Judicature 409 (1978).Google Scholar

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30 Crockett, G. W. Jr. and Gleicher, M.Teaching Criminals a Lesson: a Report on Justice in China,” 61 Judicature 278 (1978).Google Scholar

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32 Edwards, R.Formal Law Begins a Comeback in Post-Mao-China,” 2 Contemp. China No. 2 at 92 (1978).Google Scholar

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33 Edwards, R.Reflections on Crime and Punishment in China with Appended Sentencing Documents,” 16 Colum. J. Transnat'l. L. 45 (1977).Google Scholar

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34 Finkelstein, D.The Language of Communist China's Criminal Law” in Contemporary Chinese Law, J. Cohen, ed., Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1970.Google Scholar

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44 Kaminski, Gerd. “How Human is Hua's China”? 4 Asian Thought & Soc. No. 10 at 9 (1979).Google Scholar

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