Interpretation of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (3rd Edition)

Author: National People's Congress Legal Committee
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: "Interpretation of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" (2004 Edition) has been published for two years. At the publisher's repeated request, the book has been revised. The main revisions include adding interpretations of the Criminal Law Amendments (V) and (VI) passed by the National People's Congress in the past two years, as well as relevant legal explanations of the Criminal Law; further improving the interpretations of some articles in the original book based on the development of judicial practice; and correcting some of the text. While reviewing this manuscript, which ( the efforts of many colleagues), I had some reflections. , During this period (2005–2006), criminal legislation remained a very active aspect of China's overall legislative work. In just two short years, the National People's Congress successively adopted two Criminal Law Amendments and three legal explanations, and China's criminal legal system has continued to develop and improve along with the country's economic and social progress. Second, criminal legislation closely followed the pulse of the times, focusing on resolving outstanding social issues, resolving social conflicts, and promoting social harmony in the following aspects: First, it strengthened the protection of public safety and personal safety, further demonstrating respect for and the safeguarding of human rights, such as the revisions and supplements to crimes endangering public safety and the addition of provisions regarding compelling disabled persons and minors to beg. Second, it further improved the protection of the socialist market economy order, such as the revisions to financial crimes. Among these revisions, the newly added crimes of breaching trust to harm the interests of listed companies, breaching trust in the use of entrusted funds, and obstructing credit card management left a deep impression. These changes will have a significant impact on promoting the healthy development of the market economy and the establishment of a social credit system. Third, it intensified efforts to maintain normal work and social order, improving the criminal law system to combat corruption, such as the revisions to crimes such as bribery by non-state organ personnel, money laundering, concealing stolen property, and gambling. These revisions will play an important role in purifying the social environment and building a distinctive Chinese anti-corruption system that emphasizes both punishment and prevention. In addition, other revisions made to the Criminal Law are also very important. , "Interpretation of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" (2004 Edition) has been published for two years. At the publisher's repeated request, the book has been revised. The main revisions include adding interpretations of the Criminal Law Amendments (V) and (VI) passed by the National People's Congress in the past two years, as well as relevant legal explanations of the Criminal Law; further improving the interpretations of some articles in the original book based on the development of judicial practice; and correcting some of the text. While reviewing this manuscript, which ( the efforts of many colleagues), I had some reflections. , During this period (2005–2006), criminal legislation remained a very active aspect of China's overall legislative work. In just two short years, the National People's Congress successively adopted two Criminal Law Amendments and three legal explanations, and China's criminal legal system has continued to develop and improve along with the country's economic and social progress. Second, criminal legislation closely followed the pulse of the times, focusing on resolving outstanding social issues, resolving social conflicts, and promoting social harmony in the following aspects: First, it strengthened the protection of public safety and personal safety, further demonstrating respect for and the safeguarding of human rights, such as the revisions and supplements to crimes endangering public safety and the addition of provisions regarding compelling disabled persons and minors to beg. Second, it further improved the protection of the socialist market economy order, such as the revisions to financial crimes. Among these revisions, the newly added crimes of breaching trust to harm the interests of listed companies, breaching trust in the use of entrusted funds, and obstructing credit card management left a deep impression. These changes will have a significant impact on promoting the healthy development of the market economy and the establishment of a social credit system. Third, it intensified efforts to maintain normal work and social order, improving the criminal law system to combat corruption, such as the revisions to crimes such as bribery by non-state organ personnel, money laundering, concealing stolen property, and gambling. These revisions will play an important role in purifying the social environment and building a distinctive Chinese anti-corruption system that emphasizes both punishment and prevention. In addition, other revisions made to the Criminal Law are also very important.