Procedural justice and the fair trail in contemporary Chinese criminal justice

This review examines the literature on procedural justice and the fair trial over the past two decades in the People's Republic of China. Part 1 gives a wide-angle view of the key political events and developments that have shaped the experience of procedural justice and the fair trial in conte...

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1. Verfasser: Nesossi, Elisa (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Trevaskes, Susan (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, Boston Brill 2018
Schriftenreihe:Governance and public policy in China
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Zusammenfassung:This review examines the literature on procedural justice and the fair trial over the past two decades in the People's Republic of China. Part 1 gives a wide-angle view of the key political events and developments that have shaped the experience of procedural justice and the fair trial in contemporary China. It provides a storyline that explains the political environment in which these concepts have developed over time. Part 2 examines how scholars understand the legal structures of the criminal process in relation to China's political culture. Part 3 presents scholarly views on three enduring problems relating to the fair trial: a presumption of innocence, interrogational torture, and the role of lawyers in the criminal trial process. 0Procedural justice is a particularly pertinent issue today in China, because Xi Jinping's yifa zhiguo (governing the nation in accordance with the law) governance platform seeks to embed a greater appreciation for procedural justice in criminal justice decision-making, to correct a politico-legal tradition overwhelmingly focused on substantive justice. Overall, the literature reviewed in this article points to the serious limitations in overcoming the politico-legal barriers to justice reforms that remain intact in the system, despite nearly four decades of constant reform
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:92 pages
24 cm
ISBN:9789004386372