Peking University Encyclopedia of Law Civil Procedure Law Criminal Procedure Law Administrative Procedure Law Forensic Science Criminal Investigation

Author: Editorial Committee of the Peking University Encyclopedia of Law, edited by Liu Jiaxing et al.
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Publishing Date: 2001-07-01
Features: The part on Civil Procedure Law mainly includes: claims and claim rights, legal relationships in civil litigation, basic principles and systems of the Civil Procedure Law, civil litigation procedures, civil evidence systems, non-litigation procedures, execution procedures, and foreign-related civil litigation procedures, etc. The part on Criminal Procedure Law mainly includes: the concept of criminal procedure, the People's Courts, Procuratorates, and Public Security Organs in criminal procedure, basic principles of criminal procedure, litigation jurisdiction, defense and representation, evidence systems, civil lawsuits in criminal cases, case filing, investigation, prosecution, and supervision procedures for trial, etc. The part on Administrative Procedure Law mainly includes: legal relationships in administrative litigation, basic principles and systems of the Administrative Procedure Law, administrative litigation procedures, and administrative compensation and its procedures, etc. The part on Forensic Appraisal mainly includes: forensic psychiatric appraisal and systematic legal medicine knowledge, etc. The part on Criminal Investigation mainly includes: criminal technical appraisal, criminal photography, trace examination, firearm examination, document examination, on-site investigation, case cracking, investigative experiments, investigative measures, and the investigation of various cases such as homicide, poisoning, robbery, rape, theft, corruption, and bribery, etc.
The Peking University Encyclopedia of Law is vast in scale, comprehensive in disciplines, complete in system, rich in knowledge and information, and broad in coverage. It maintains a high academic standard, accommodating the theories of renowned scholars and drawing upon diverse sources, with detailed, profound, and accurate explanations. The editorial style incorporates the strengths of both encyclopedias and general dictionaries, and it provides relatively complete retrieval methods: each volume includes a subject classification index of entries, a Pinyin index of entries, and a stroke index of Chinese characters for entries. The subject classification index names most entries in foreign languages for reference, except for a few disciplines.
The encyclopedia integrates academic rigor and knowledge, making it suitable for use by those engaged in legal research and practice, as well as by individuals in political, ethical, social, and other related disciplines for reference.