Guaranteeing Judicial Independence from a Systemic Perspective - Viewpoint of the Attribution of Criminal Adjudicative Power

Author: Li Changlin
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Publishing Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Li Changlin's book "Ensuring Judicial Independence Systematically: A Perspective on the Attribution of Criminal Adjudicative Power" was revised based on the author's doctoral dissertation. From selecting the topic to collecting materials, writing the paper, and finally finalizing it, it took over two years. After submitting the thesis for defense, he repeatedly revised it, reflecting a rigorous academic attitude and a down-to-earth work ethic. The manuscript comprehensively and systematically studies the issue of judicial independence from the perspectives of who should possess the criminal adjudicative power, who should exercise it, and how to guarantee the independent exercise of judgment by courts and judges. It also explores the problems and solutions of judicial independence in China's context, proposing many original insights. This book holds significant practical implications for advancing China's rule of law, adjusting the relationship between judicial power and legislative power, administrative power, and political leadership under the development of a market economy, as well as for the rational allocation of judicial power within courts and the reform of judicial procedures. — Xu Jingcun
After years of development, the discipline of litigation law at Southwest University of Political Science and Law was approved by the State Council Academic Degrees Office in December 1993, granting it the authority to award doctoral degrees, marking a breakthrough for "Xizheng" in doctoral programs. This was also the first law discipline doctoral program in western China. Since the spring of 1995, when Chang Yi and Xu Jingcun served as supervisors to admit the first cohort of doctoral students, the program has enrolled 12 cohorts, totaling 112 students, with 55 having already passed their thesis defenses and obtained doctoral degrees. However, many outstanding doctoral theses in the past have failed to be published in a timely manner after defense, gradually fading into obscurity, like shooting stars that emit dazzling light before quickly vanishing, leaving much to be regretted! As a result, colleagues in the discipline and doctoral students proposed the initiative to establish a doctoral thesis series for litigation law. They suggested selecting the best doctoral theses to be uniformly published in the series, akin to stringing together scattered pearls, so that these newly emerging, theoretically and practically significant research achievements could be made public sooner. This proposal was strongly supported by Legal Press, which decided to publish the "Xizheng Litigation Law Doctoral Excellence Series," planning to publish 2–4 outstanding doctoral theses annually to gradually build a scale that reflects the program's excellence in cultivating innovative talents. It is believed that the publication and distribution of this series, crafted with the heart and wisdom of Xizheng students, will contribute to the in-depth development of litigation law research in China. — Xu Jingcun
Li Changlin's book "Ensuring Judicial Independence Systematically: A Perspective on the Attribution of Criminal Adjudicative Power" was revised based on the author's doctoral dissertation. From selecting the topic to collecting materials, writing the paper, and finally finalizing it, it took over two years. After submitting the thesis for defense, he repeatedly revised it, reflecting a rigorous academic attitude and a down-to-earth work ethic. The manuscript comprehensively and systematically studies the issue of judicial independence from the perspectives of who should possess the criminal adjudicative power, who should exercise it, and how to guarantee the independent exercise of judgment by courts and judges. It also explores the problems and solutions of judicial independence in China's context, proposing many original insights. This book holds significant practical implications for advancing China's rule of law, adjusting the relationship between judicial power and legislative power, administrative power, and political leadership under the development of a market economy, as well as for the rational allocation of judicial power within courts and the reform of judicial procedures. — Xu Jingcun
After years of development, the discipline of litigation law at Southwest University of Political Science and Law was approved by the State Council Academic Degrees Office in December 1993, granting it the authority to award doctoral degrees, marking a breakthrough for "Xizheng" in doctoral programs. This was also the first law discipline doctoral program in western China. Since the spring of 1995, when Chang Yi and Xu Jingcun served as supervisors to admit the first cohort of doctoral students, the program has enrolled 12 cohorts, totaling 112 students, with 55 having already passed their thesis defenses and obtained doctoral degrees. However, many outstanding doctoral theses in the past have failed to be published in a timely manner after defense, gradually fading into obscurity, like shooting stars that emit dazzling light before quickly vanishing, leaving much to be regretted! As a result, colleagues in the discipline and doctoral students proposed the initiative to establish a doctoral thesis series for litigation law. They suggested selecting the best doctoral theses to be uniformly published in the series, akin to stringing together scattered pearls, so that these newly emerging, theoretically and practically significant research achievements could be made public sooner. This proposal was strongly supported by Legal Press, which decided to publish the "Xizheng Litigation Law Doctoral Excellence Series," planning to publish 2–4 outstanding doctoral theses annually to gradually build a scale that reflects the program's excellence in cultivating innovative talents. It is believed that the publication and distribution of this series, crafted with the heart and wisdom of Xizheng students, will contribute to the in-depth development of litigation law research in China. — Xu Jingcun