Criminal Law Punishment Act Application Guide (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Liu Jiachen
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The Public Security Administration Punishment Law emphasizes the principle of comprehensive governance to maintain social order, resolve social conflicts, promote social harmony, and uphold social stability. It further clarifies the fundamental principles that must be followed when implementing the law, including the principle of legality in punishment, openness and fairness, respect for and protection of human rights, safeguarding the dignity of citizens, the principle of basing decisions on facts, and the principle of proportionality between punishment and offense. The law also adds certain behaviors that should be subject to public security administration punishments. Additionally, it appropriately increases the amount of fines while narrowing the discretion for administrative detention penalties. The law categorizes detention penalties according to different illegal acts and circumstances, reducing the discretion in exercising detention penalties to avoid arbitrary enforcement. These measures better reflect the principles of legality in punishment and proportionality between punishment and offense, aligning more closely with the requirements of the rule of law.