Judicial discretion within adjudicative committee proceedings in China : a bounded rationality analysis / Li Li.
2014
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Author
Title
Judicial discretion within adjudicative committee proceedings in China : a bounded rationality analysis / Li Li.
Published
Heidelberg : Springer, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Call Number
KNQ4740 .L5 2014
Former Call Number
Ch.P 865 L61 2014
ISBN
9783642540400 (hbk.)
3642540406 (hbk.)
3642540406 (hbk.)
Language Note
In English with appendices in Chinese and English translation.
Description
xix, 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)874931364
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
1.
Introduction
1
1.1.
Adjudicative Committee
1
1.2.
Debate and Reform
5
1.2.1.
Debate over the Adjudicative Function of ACs
5
1.2.2.
The Relationship Between Judicial Independence and Accountability
8
1.2.3.
Institutional Reforms of ACs
10
1.3.
Analytic Framework: Understanding Discretion from Bounded Rationality
12
1.3.1.
Discretion: Perspective from Law
13
1.3.2.
Discretion: Perspective from Organizational Studies
14
1.3.3.
Understanding Discretion from Bounded Rationality
15
1.4.
Methodology
18
1.4.1.
In-Depth Interviews
18
1.4.2.
Case Studies
19
1.5.
Structure of Book
20
References
21
2.
The Organization of the Court
25
2.1.
Court President (Yuanzhang): High-Level Link to Outside Resources
26
2.1.1.
Function of Court President I: High-Level Link to the Masses
27
2.1.2.
Function of Court President II: High-Level Link to the Party
28
2.1.3.
Conclusion
30
2.2.
Chief Judge (Tingzhang): Middle-Line Managers
30
2.2.1.
Judicial Control I: Participating in Trials
31
2.2.2.
Judicial Control II: Presiding over Presiding Judge Joint Meetings
32
2.2.3.
Judicial Control III: Signing and Issuing Judicial Decisions
33
2.2.4.
Conclusion
33
2.3.
Presiding Judge (Shenpanzhang): New Wine in an Old Bottle
34
2.3.1.
Formalization of Roles
34
2.3.2.
Formalization of Authority Relations
36
2.3.3.
Formalization of Sanctions
38
2.3.4.
Conclusion
40
2.4.
Responsible Judge (Chengban Faguan): First-Line Worker
41
2.5.
Conclusion
42
References
42
3.
Committee Goal
47
3.1.
Goals, Ambiguity, and Discretion
48
3.1.1.
Rationality, Goals, and Decision-Making
48
3.1.2.
Ambiguity and Discretion
49
3.2.
Goals of the AC
50
3.2.1.
Judges and Their Goals
50
3.2.2.
Concept of Organizational Goals
51
3.2.3.
Goals of the ACs
53
3.3.
Harmony and Justice: Rationality Analysis
57
3.4.
Conclusion
61
References
61
4.
Information Processing
65
4.1.
Information Constraints and Discretion
65
4.2.
Information and Judicial Decision-Making
67
4.3.
AC Communication
69
4.4.
Standing Units
70
4.5.
Reports and Records
73
4.6.
Speech Order
77
4.7.
Workload
82
4.8.
Conclusion
86
References
86
5.
Committee Composition
91
5.1.
Multiple Decision Makers and Discretion
92
5.2.
Hierarchical Position
93
5.3.
Knowledge
101
5.4.
Participation of the Procurator-General
107
5.5.
Conclusion
110
References
110
6.
Committee Procedure
115
6.1.
Discretion and Process
115
6.2.
General Legal Criteria
117
6.3.
Criminal Cases
118
6.3.1.
Capital Cases
119
6.3.2.
Innocent Cases in Accordance with the Proviso of Article 13
122
6.3.3.
Mitigated Cases
128
6.3.4.
Summary
129
6.4.
Civil and Administrative Cases
130
6.4.1.
New-Type Cases
130
6.4.2.
Group Action Cases (Quntixing Anjian)
132
6.4.3.
Summary
139
6.5.
Conclusion
140
References
140
7.
Discretion, Judicial Independence, and Accountability
145
7.1.
Discretion and Judicial Independence
146
7.2.
Discretion and Judicial Accountability
146
7.3.
The Possibility of a Discussion on Judicial Independence in China
147
7.4.
Committee Goals and Independence
154
7.5.
Information Processing and Accountability
156
7.6.
Committee Composition, Accountability, and Independence
157
7.7.
Procedures and Independence
160
7.8.
Conclusion
162
References
162
8.
Concluding Remarks
165
References
166
Appendices
167
Appendix 1
Question Outline 1
167
Appendix 2
Question Outline 2
177
Appendix 3
Question Outline 3
182
Appendix 4
Question Outline 4
185
Appendix 5
AC Meeting Minutes of the BPC of G City People's Procuratorate of G City v. Mr. Zhu
186
Appendix 6
The Organization of the Court
190
Appendix 7
Adjudicative Committee Case Report (Criminal Case)
191
References
192