Criminal Trial Reference (Issue No. 51)

Author: Supreme People's Court Criminal Division I
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2006-12-01
Features: As a professional guidance and research journal organized by the Supreme People's Court's divisions, Criminal Trial Reference has been committed to its editorial principles of grounding in practice, emphasizing practicality, focusing on guidance, and reflecting authority since its inception in April 1999. Through the joint efforts of its editorial committee members, authors, and readers, it has closely connected with criminal judicial practice, providing targeted and authoritative professional guidance and references for criminal judicial personnel. It has been widely welcomed by criminal judicial workers and legal teaching and research personnel.
Since 2006, Criminal Trial Reference has been jointly organized by the Supreme People's Court's Criminal Trial Divisions I, II, III, IV, and V. Vice President Jiang Xingchang of the Supreme People's Court serves as the Director of the Editorial Committee, with Vice Presidents Shen Deyong, Zhang Jun, and Xiong Xuanquan as Deputy Directors. Vice President Xiong Xuanquan serves as the Editor-in-Chief, and the five division chiefs of the criminal trial divisions serve as Deputy Editors-in-Chief. In 2006, Criminal Trial Reference remained a bimonthly publication, with a total of six issues published throughout the year. It includes the following columns:
- [Cases] Select typical and difficult cases with research value in terms of fact determination, evidence acceptance, legal application, and judicial interpretation of criminal sentencing. Provide detailed explanations of judges' reasoning in ruling cases, offering specific guidance and references for criminal judicial personnel handling similar cases.
- [Criminal Judicial Norms and Their Understanding and Application] New criminal laws, legislative interpretations, judicial interpretations, and other normative criminal judicial documents. Invite colleagues who participated in drafting relevant criminal judicial norms to write articles on their understanding and application, explaining the background, issues addressed, and key considerations in applying the norms.
- [Criminal Policy] New criminal judicial policies, such as speeches by the President or Vice Presidents of the Supreme People's Court at criminal trial work conferences, and issues discussed at the national criminal trial work conference.
- [Judicial Practice Clarifications] The five criminal trial divisions of the Supreme People's Court address legal application issues with universal guiding value in criminal trial work.
- [Editorial Q&A] The editorial office answers difficult questions encountered by readers in criminal judicial work.
- [Laws, Regulations, and Rules] Laws, administrative regulations, and departmental rules closely related to criminal judicial work.
- [Experience Exchange] Criminal judicial normative documents formulated by local judicial authorities and their background explanations; speeches by presidents and vice presidents of local courts at criminal trial work conferences, and so on.
- [Issues for Discussion] Legal and judicial interpretation provisions that are unclear or insufficiently specific, and difficult or complex issues that must be resolved in criminal judicial work, providing work ideas for criminal judicial personnel handling similar issues.
- [Selected Judgments] Excellent judgment documents with strong reasoning, reflecting judges' wisdom in applying general legal norms to resolve specific cases.
As a professional guidance and research journal organized by the Supreme People's Court's divisions, Criminal Trial Reference has been committed to its editorial principles of grounding in practice, emphasizing practicality, focusing on guidance, and reflecting authority since its inception in April 1999. Through the joint efforts of its editorial committee members, authors, and readers, it has closely connected with criminal judicial practice, providing targeted and authoritative professional guidance and references for criminal judicial personnel. It has been widely welcomed by criminal judicial workers and legal teaching and research personnel.
Since 2006, Criminal Trial Reference has been jointly organized by the Supreme People's Court's Criminal Trial Divisions I, II, III, IV, and V. Vice President Jiang Xingchang of the Supreme People's Court serves as the Director of the Editorial Committee, with Vice Presidents Shen Deyong, Zhang Jun, and Xiong Xuanquan as Deputy Directors. Vice President Xiong Xuanquan serves as the Editor-in-Chief, and the five division chiefs of the criminal trial divisions serve as Deputy Editors-in-Chief. In 2006, Criminal Trial Reference remained a bimonthly publication, with a total of six issues published throughout the year. It includes the following columns:
- [Cases] Select typical and difficult cases with research value in terms of fact determination, evidence acceptance, legal application, and judicial interpretation of criminal sentencing. Provide detailed explanations of judges' reasoning in ruling cases, offering specific guidance and references for criminal judicial personnel handling similar cases.
- [Criminal Judicial Norms and Their Understanding and Application] New criminal laws, legislative interpretations, judicial interpretations, and other normative criminal judicial documents. Invite colleagues who participated in drafting relevant criminal judicial norms to write articles on their understanding and application, explaining the background, issues addressed, and key considerations in applying the norms.
- [Criminal Policy] New criminal judicial policies, such as speeches by the President or Vice Presidents of the Supreme People's Court at criminal trial work conferences, and issues discussed at the national criminal trial work conference.
- [Judicial Practice Clarifications] The five criminal trial divisions of the Supreme People's Court address legal application issues with universal guiding value in criminal trial work.
- [Editorial Q&A] The editorial office answers difficult questions encountered by readers in criminal judicial work.
- [Laws, Regulations, and Rules] Laws, administrative regulations, and departmental rules closely related to criminal judicial work.
- [Experience Exchange] Criminal judicial normative documents formulated by local judicial authorities and their background explanations; speeches by presidents and vice presidents of local courts at criminal trial work conferences, and so on.
- [Issues for Discussion] Legal and judicial interpretation provisions that are unclear or insufficiently specific, and difficult or complex issues that must be resolved in criminal judicial work, providing work ideas for criminal judicial personnel handling similar issues.
- [Selected Judgments] Excellent judgment documents with strong reasoning, reflecting judges' wisdom in applying general legal norms to resolve specific cases.