Courts and criminal justice in contemporary China / Susan Trevaskes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trevaskes, Susan, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal procedure--China.

Criminal procedure.

China.

Criminal justice, Administration of--China.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

xi, 227 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

Courts and Criminal Justice in Contemporary China is a study of Chinese judicial power as it is manifested in law and order campaigns and shame punishment. Susan Trevaskes examines today's court practices and their antecedents in China by exploring "law on display" in local court trials, rallies, and campaigns. By emphasizing the justice system of the 1980s, it becomes apparent how criminal court practices in this period set the foundation for practices into the twenty-first century. Trevaskes argues that while many aspects of Chinese law, especially civil and economic law, have developed into modern and sophisticated systems of justice administration, criminal law remains localized, contentious, and often opaque. Courts and Criminal Justice in Contemporary China is suitable for graduate students and researchers of Asian studies.

Contents:

Politics and authority-building in criminal court work

Courts on trial

Expressive punishment : the court sentencing rally

The rise of the anti-crime campaign in post-Mao court work

Striking hard : the politics of law and order

Chop-suey justice

Courts on the campaign path in the twenty-first century

Conclusion : criminal court work then and now.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-216) and index.

ISBN:

9780739119877

0739119877

9780739119884

0739119885

OCLC:

85783467