Criminal Sanctions: Methods and Choices

Author: Liang Genlin
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Based on the disciplinary positioning of criminal policy as a "science of observation," "science of critique," "science of decision-making," and an "metaphysical body of knowledge," Liang Genlin's research on criminal policy issues fully pays attention to the progressive advancement of both empirical examination and normative prospecting. The normative prospecting also fully considers necessity, rationality, and feasibility, making the solutions he designs for specific criminal policy issues both proactive and prudent, with strong operationality. Liang's analysis of the abolition or retention of the death penalty is fundamentally not a legal issue but a political one. This not only demonstrates the considerable intellectual depth of Liang Genlin's criminal policy research and showcases his adept academic command but also enriches his criminal policy analysis of the death penalty with extensive academic information, truly achieving a harmonious blend of profound thought and broad knowledge. The publication of the "Criminal Policy Research Series" marks the maturation and independence of Liang Genlin in criminal policy research, as well as his ability to establish an academic peak in this field. Liang Genlin's criminal policy research, which starts with punishment and then expands to the entire criminal law, has formed a distinctive academic personality. Thus, through his unique academic contributions, he has advanced the development of criminal policy research in China.