Research on the Chinese Adversarial Trial System

Author: Liu Jihua
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The reform of criminal trial procedures is an unfinished task. This book represents the preliminary achievements of the author in the field of criminal trial procedure reform in China, compiling his insights on this issue. Limited by the author's research interests, the book only explores some basic issues in China's criminal trial procedure reform. The book has the following features:
1. New System. It comprehensively reviews the guarantees for the healthy operation of the adversarial trial system, including the transformation of litigation concepts, talent cultivation, institutional construction, and procedural improvement, establishing a new framework for the study of trial procedure research.
2. New Perspective. It analyzes the institutional foundation of the adversarial trial system from the perspective of constitutional governance, breaking the limitation of discussing trial procedure reform solely in terms of procedures.
3. New Views. It offers unique analytical insights on the relationship between the procuratorate and the judiciary in constitutional governance, judicial review in criminal proceedings, reforms of trial organizations, and improvements of the jury system.
4. New Data. Based on newly acquired data from foreign research, it provides analytical arguments, capturing the latest developments in criminal procedure law, especially in civil law systems, giving the research a strong sense of the times and persuasiveness.