Comparative Study on the Statute of Limitations System

Author: Yu Zhigang
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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: The statute of limitations, as a fundamental criminal law system, is recognized and adopted by modern criminal legislations worldwide and also serves as an important issue in criminal law theoretical research. This is because, for criminal law, its significance lies not only in establishing a punitive alternative system that promotes self-restraint and self-reformation for offenders who fall outside the reach of punishment and are in a "punishment vacuum," but also reflects the open trend and leniency trend of punishment. For criminal law theoretical research, its significance lies in the fact that the emergence and demise of criminal power is a process, and the statute of limitations is a form of the demise of criminal power that arises from the harmonization between the pursuit goals of criminal law and social stability. It deserves sufficient attention. The author's viewpoints and the basic data analyzed in the book "Comparative Study on the Statute of Limitations" not only make the entire work possess considerable theoretical value but also provide a panoramic view of the statute of limitations in criminal legislation worldwide. It is hoped that the publication of this book can offer some reference for the development and improvement of the statute of limitations in China's Criminal Code, and also that China's criminal legislation, adjudication, and criminal law theoretical research can draw more on and share the existing achievements and experiences from foreign regions.