Criminal Procedure Law Clarified (6th Edition): A Collection of Precious Republican Era Legal Classics from East China University of Political Science and Law

Author: Xia Qin
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is written by Xia Qin, a renowned criminal procedure law scholar during the Republican era. The writing style of this book has the following characteristics: , a commentary-based writing method. The author arranges and explains the provisions in the order of the criminal procedure law code, one by one. Generally, after each provision, the author first explains the terminology of the text; then, through a question-and-answer format, clarifies easily confused issues; and finally, includes a "Supplementary Notes for This Article," primarily indicating the relevant judgments made by the Supreme Court over the years that should be referenced for this provision. This writing style is mainly modeled after the "Criminal Law Problems" by the German legal scholar List, and it is a pioneering effort in China. The author believes that this research method would be highly beneficial in China. Second, the wide range of sources for the problems. The author explains in the preface that the problems listed in this book mainly come from three aspects: (1) issues that arose during the author's tenure as a judge while handling criminal cases; (2) questions raised by students when the author served as a professor at various universities; and (3) issues discovered through the author's own research. The answers to these problems are created by the author based on legal theory and legislative intent, and by synthesizing and integrating references to foreign judgments, etc. From the popularity of the book after its publication, it can be seen that the author's writing intentions have been achieved. As a highly authoritative criminal procedure law scholar during the Republican era and having served at the Supreme Court for over 20 years, the author's annotations on the criminal procedure law provisions embody his entire theoretical accumulation and practical knowledge, thereby achieving uniformity in the application of criminal procedure law. This is the value of this book. This book is written by Xia Qin, a renowned criminal procedure law scholar during the Republican era. The writing style of this book has the following characteristics: , a commentary-based writing method. The author arranges and explains the provisions in the order of the criminal procedure law code, one by one. Generally, after each provision, the author first explains the terminology of the text; then, through a question-and-answer format, clarifies easily confused issues; and finally, includes a "Supplementary Notes for This Article," primarily indicating the relevant judgments made by the Supreme Court over the years that should be referenced for this provision. This writing style is mainly modeled after the "Criminal Law Problems" by the German legal scholar List, and it is a pioneering effort in China. The author believes that this research method would be highly beneficial in China. Second, the wide range of sources for the problems. The author explains in the preface that the problems listed in this book mainly come from three aspects: (1) issues that arose during the author's tenure as a judge while handling criminal cases; (2) questions raised by students when the author served as a professor at various universities; and (3) issues discovered through the author's own research. The answers to these problems are created by the author based on legal theory and legislative intent, and by synthesizing and integrating references to foreign judgments, etc. From the popularity of the book after its publication, it can be seen that the author's writing intentions have been achieved. As a highly authoritative criminal procedure law scholar during the Republican era and having served at the Supreme Court for over 20 years, the author's annotations on the criminal procedure law provisions embody his entire theoretical accumulation and practical knowledge, thereby achieving uniformity in the application of criminal procedure law. This is the value of this book.