China's pre-trial justice : criminal justice, human rights and legal reforms in contemporary China / Elisa Nesossi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nesossi, Elisa.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

Law in East Asia series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pre-trial procedure--China.

Pre-trial procedure.

Criminal justice, Administration of--China.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

China.

Human rights--China.

Human rights.

Law reform--China.

Law reform.

Physical Description:

382 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Pub., [2012]

Summary:

"This book examines the relationship between international human rights standards and local legal norms in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Focussing on the realm of criminal justice in post-Deng China, Criminal Procedure Law reforms and their impact on the PRC's ratification of and future accession to the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, this book examines the limits to the protection of criminal suspects rights during pre-trial proceedings. Notwithstanding the significance of pre-trial proceedings in the Chinese criminal justice system, to date no other publication in a Western language has systematically focussed on this important issue. This book thus fills a serious gap in the literature by offering a detailed discussion of this aspect of criminal justice and human rights in contemporary China. The book is intended as a contribution to the study of Chinese law, human rights law and comparative criminal justice, and by considering developments in Chinese local legal culture, it also explores issues of broader interest to comparativists and legal sociologists"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : localization of human rights in an activist state?

Law and institutions of pre-trial justice in the PRC

The rights and living conditions of detainees within criminal detention centres

The right to legal advice and defence

Freedom from torture and ill-treatment

Conclusions

Appendix 1. Pre-trial detention proceedings in the PRC

Appendix 2. National legislation and international standards on pre-trial detention

Appendix 3. Table of abbreviations used in this study.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-341) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0854901035

9780854901036

OCLC:

766320069

Publisher Number:

99948572174