Criminal Law Forum · Volume 6

Author: Gao Mingxuan / Zhao Bingzhi (editors)
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: The 6th volume of Criminal Law Forum publishes over ten academic papers with research perspectives covering ancient and modern China as well as the world. Among them:
"Reform of Criminal Law in the Late Qing Dynasty and the Modernization of Chinese Criminal Law," which takes the reform of criminal law in the late Qing Dynasty as a starting point, provides a panoramic view of the motivations, humanistic foundations, establishment of legal principles, modernization of criminal terms, and the criminal and penalty system. On this basis, it offers historical insights and reflections.
"Study on the Principle of Legality," is an important paper that comprehensively and systematically examines the principle of legality with practical significance.
"Social Function of Criminal Constituent Elements," offers an in-depth yet accessible analysis of the evolution, contraction, and expansion of criminal constituent elements in relation to social changes, presenting a fresh perspective.
Professor Gao Mingxuan's "Study on Self-Defense," is a classic monograph on the issue of self-defense.
"Introduction to Criminal Policy," after distinguishing the main viewpoints of various schools of thought in criminal policy, proposes the idea of multiple coexisting choices in criminal policy. Using systematic analysis methods, it thoroughly examines and argues various models of criminal policy, making it a rare and valuable paper dedicated to criminal policy.
"Concept and Behavioral Characteristics of Crimes Against Humanity," objectively describes the process of argumentation and establishment of the concept of crimes against humanity, and further analyzes their behavioral characteristics, with detailed information and original viewpoints.
"The German Criminal Law Scholar Feuerbach," provides a description of Feuerbach's life, helping readers grasp the intellectual journey of this pioneer of modern criminal law.