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Procedural justice and the fair trail in contemporary Chinese criminal justice

Nesossi, Elisa, author, Trevaskes, Susan, 1964- author

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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.

• Publisher: Brill
• Subject: Criminal procedure China. / Criminal justice, Administration of China. / Fair trial China.
• ISBN: 9789004386372

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
KNQ4610.N47 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE