Conflict and Resolution of International Criminal Jurisdiction in China

Author: Shi Yan'an
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "The Criminal Law Science Series" is the main series of works of the Research Center for Criminal Law Science at Renmin University of China. It plans to publish original works and translations in the fields of criminal law and criminal law studies both domestically and internationally (including criminal law, criminology, criminal execution law, criminal procedure law, criminal investigation, criminal forensic technology, criminal legal history, and other areas). The authors and translators are primarily composed of full-time and part-time researchers of the Center, with an open invitation to scholars and experts both domestically and internationally. The publisher has already published works such as Research on Dangerous Offenses, Research on Accomplice Liability, Comparative Study on the System of Recidivism, and On the Prevention of Torture. The issue of regional criminal law in China is a rather tricky aspect of legal relationship adjustments among the four legal jurisdictions within China, as it directly involves the allocation and coordination of state public power, and thus carries a certain political dimension. However, such a challenge has yet to be addressed with any precedent worldwide. This necessitates a practical approach that integrates China's reality of "one country, two regions, and four legal jurisdictions," starting with the principle of promoting national unity and strengthening exchanges and cooperation among different jurisdictions, while adhering to the spirit of modern rule of law to construct a scientific, rational, and effective legal mechanism. Over the years, scholars and practitioners in the criminal law field of mainland China have proposed numerous beneficial and feasible solutions and specific measures for addressing China's regional criminal law issues and establishing stable, healthy legal cooperation mechanisms. Scholars from the Hong Kong, Macao Special Administrative Regions, and Taiwan have also put forward many good suggestions and ideas from a realistic perspective. The work in the coming period should focus on vigorously promoting exchanges and dialogue among criminal law scholars and practitioners across the "two shores and four regions," while actively advancing related judicial practices. Only by taking practical and proactive steps can we achieve our goals in full.