Theory of Criminal Discretion

Author: Zhou Changjun
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Among the criminal codes of various countries in the world, China's criminal code has the most articles and crimes applicable to the death penalty. At the same time, China is also the country with the most death sentences imposed and executed. Perhaps this can still be understood, because China is the country with the most population in the world. However, if a country's population accounts for 1/5 of the world's population, while the number of death penalty cases exceeds the total number of death penalty cases in all other countries in the world, this cannot but attract attention and provoke deep reflection.