China Judgments Digest (Volume of Criminal Court Cases in 2005)

Author: National College of Judges, Law School of Renmin University of China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: To reflect the general picture of China's judicial work, guide judicial practice, promote legal research, and introduce the achievements of China's legal system construction and law enforcement standards to domestic and foreign audiences. At the same time, it also provides valuable reference materials for Chinese judicial workers, legislative workers, and teaching and research personnel. In 1991, the Supreme People's Court's China Senior Judges Training Center and the Law School of Renmin University of China decided to jointly compile China's Judicial Case Selection, selecting and publishing some cases annually from the various cases adjudicated by courts at all levels across the country in four volumes: Criminal Court Cases, Civil Court Cases, Commercial Court Cases, and Administrative Court Cases. Due to the limited number of intellectual property court cases and transportation court cases, which were insufficient to form independent volumes, they were categorized and included in the Commercial or Criminal volumes based on the nature of the cases. Over the past decade, with the deepening of China's reform and opening-up, socialist democracy and legal system construction have made significant progress, and at the same time, the judicial work of the courts has also advanced greatly. In addition to criminal and civil trials, economic and administrative trials, as well as transportation trials, have been gradually carried out. Annually, courts across the country adjudicate approximately 3 million first-instance cases of various types. The trial procedures have become increasingly refined, and the quality of judicial work has continuously improved. We believe it is necessary to systematically select and compile court cases to introduce China's judicial practices to domestic and foreign audiences, showcasing the achievements of China's legal system construction. At the same time, it also provides valuable reference materials for Chinese judicial workers, legislative workers, and teaching and research personnel. For this purpose, the China Senior Judges Training Center① and the Law School of Renmin University of China jointly cooperate to select and compile a comprehensive judicial case annual, including cases adjudicated in the previous year. Each volume consists of Criminal Court Cases, Civil Court Cases, Economic Court Cases, and Administrative Court Cases, totaling four volumes. Due to the limited number of transportation court cases, which were insufficient to form independent volumes, they were categorized and included in the Economic and Criminal volumes based on the nature of the cases. The title of the book is China's Judicial Case Selection. During the compilation process of this book, full respect is given to the actual case facts, trial process, reasons for judgment, and results of handling, ensuring objectivity and authenticity. To facilitate readers in understanding the specific trial process, information on the trial bodies at each level, parties involved in the lawsuit, trial completion time, claims and determinations of the plaintiff and defendant, evidence accepted, and applicable legal provisions are included. To help readers better understand the reasons for applying the law and the relevant legal theories involved, the compilers provide explanations and comment on any shortcomings in the judgments. Some versions also include brief legal term explanations in appendices.