Chinese criminal trials : a comprehensive empirical inquiry / Ni He.
2014
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Title
Chinese criminal trials : a comprehensive empirical inquiry / Ni He.
Published
New York ; Heidelberg ; Dordrecht ; London : Springer, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Call Number
KNQ4610 .H4 2014
Former Call Number
Ch.P 865 H34 2014
ISBN
9781461482048 (hardback)
1461482046 (hardback)
9781461482055 (eBook)
1461482046 (hardback)
9781461482055 (eBook)
Description
xvii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)857109797
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Part I Historical Context
1.
Chinese Legality
3
1.1.
Introduction
3
1.2.
From Antiquity to Modernity
4
1.3.
The Spirit of the Chinese
5
1.4.
The Legacy of Chinese Legality
10
1.5.
Despotism and Despots
14
1.6.
Turning Points in Modern China
15
1.7.
Socialist Legality with Chinese Characteristics
17
1.8.
Conclusion
22
References
22
2.
Imperial Bureaucracy and Criminal Trials
25
2.1.
Introduction
25
2.2.
Chinese Bureaucratic Labyrinth
26
2.2.1.
Yamen
28
2.2.2.
Interface of Vertical and Horizontal Bureaucratic Norms
31
2.3.
Justice and Imperial Criminal Trial
32
2.4.
Legitimized Judicial Torture
33
2.5.
Conclusion
35
References
36
Part II Socio-legal Context
3.
Tripartite Rules: Rule of Man, Rule by Law and Rule of Law
39
3.1.
Introduction
39
3.2.
The Imperial Rule of Man and Rule by Law Complex
40
3.3.
Rule of Law as Instrument for Sovereignty
41
3.4.
Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics
43
3.5.
Conclusion
45
References
46
4.
Rule of Law in China: Social Milieu and Global Survey
47
4.1.
Introduction
47
4.2.
Current Socio-Cultural Context for the Rule of Law in China
47
4.3.
Cross-National Rule of Law Discourse
54
4.4.
Conclusion
60
References
61
Part III Empirical Inquiry
5.
Pilot Study
65
5.1.
Introduction
65
5.2.
Background and Rationales
65
5.2.1.
Studies on Chinese Legal Practices and Judicial Reforms
65
5.2.2.
Why Study Legal Representation and Criminal Processing in Basic People's Court?
66
5.2.3.
What to Study and Why J Province?
68
5.2.4.
Why Now?
69
5.3.
Research Methodology
70
5.3.1.
Sample, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
70
5.3.2.
Data Collection
72
5.4.
General Descriptions of Data Collected
74
5.4.1.
Characteristics of Survey Questionnaire Respondents
74
5.4.2.
Court Observation Data
75
5.4.3.
Criminal Case File Reviews
78
5.5.
Summary and Conclusion
79
References
82
6.
Court Case Dossier: Anatomy of Chinese Criminal Trials
85
6.1.
Introduction
85
6.2.
Case Dossier: Confluence of Culture and Nomenclature
86
6.2.1.
Historical Lineage
86
6.2.2.
Case Dossier System
87
6.3.
Network of Power and Criminal Trial Process
90
6.4.
The Contour of Court Case Dossier
93
6.4.1.
Arrest Warrant
94
6.4.2.
Recommendation for Criminal Prosecution
95
6.4.3.
Criminal Indictment
96
6.4.4.
Criminal Defense
98
6.4.5.
Criminal Judgment
101
6.5.
Conclusion
104
References
106
7.
People's Justice and Law's Embattled Empire
107
7.1.
Introduction
107
7.2.
Segmented Criminal Law
108
7.3.
Crimes of Disrupting Socialist Financial Order
111
7.3.1.
A Case with National Publicity
111
7.3.2.
A Local Case Without Publicity
113
7.4.
Trial of Corruptive Official: The Curious Case of CL97 Article 395
115
7.5.
Sentencing Guidelines in Criminal Processing
122
7.5.1.
Sentencing Worksheet-Larceny
123
7.5.2.
Sentencing Worksheet-Assault
128
7.6.
Basic People's Court: Rhetoric and Reality
128
7.7.
Conclusion
135
References
135
8.
Modalities of Power and Control: Perceptions of Chinese Juridical Practice
137
8.1.
Introduction
137
8.2.
Principles of Division
138
8.3.
Legal Representation and Trial Outcomes
140
8.4.
Structural Hostility
142
8.5.
Institutional Monopoly and Struggle for Control
149
8.6.
The Visible and Invisible Fences
154
References
155
9.
Conclusion: Making Sense of Chinese Criminal Trials
157
References
165
Index
167