Fine Punishment Theory

Author: Shao Weiguo
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The work has the following characteristics: First, it is highly innovative. Some of the more significant aspects include: ① A re-examination of the origin of fines in China. Academia generally believes that the origin of fines in ancient Chinese society can be traced back to the "gold as redemption for punishment" during the Tang and Yu era. The author of this book argues that the origin of fines in ancient Chinese society was not as early as commonly thought. Through research on the level of commodity economic development and the emergence of metal currency in ancient China, he concludes that the germination of fines in ancient China began in the late Western Zhou period, with its initial form being "goods penalty." Fines in Criminal Law, is a monograph revised by Dr. Shao Weiguo based on his doctoral dissertation with the same title. It is an academic monograph that takes the fines stipulated in China's 1997 revised Criminal Law as its research object. The publication of this book has played a beneficial role in enriching the research on criminal theory in China. As modern criminal punishment gradually shifts from a focus on free labor to property and qualification penalties, fines have been increasingly valued by legislators and the judiciary in various countries and have also become a hot topic in criminal law theory research. Comrade Shao Weiguo, based on a summary and analysis of existing research achievements, has conducted a comprehensive, systematic, in-depth, and innovative study on the issue of fines.