Sino-Comparative Legal Studies (Volume 9)

Author: Chen Guangzhong, Jiang Wei
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This volume includes 14 articles on criminal procedure law, each with its own unique characteristics. The amendment of the Criminal Procedure Law has been included in the five-year legislative plan of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, making it a new hot topic in the study of criminal procedure law. In the article "A Brief Discussion on the Re-Amendment," Sun Changyong points out that this amendment of the Criminal Procedure Law is necessary to summarize judicial practices, achieve coordinated development of the criminal procedure system, strengthen procedural constraints on state power, enhance procedural protection of human rights, actively promote the democratization of the criminal procedure system, and fulfill China's international legal obligations. He proposes that efforts should be made to strengthen the restrictions and controls on investigative and prosecution powers, enhance the protection of defense rights, safeguard the right to fair trial, and establish and improve relief mechanisms for violations of rights.