China's pre-trial justice
Subtitle: criminal justice, human rights and legal reforms in contemporary China
By: Elisa Nesossi
Series: Law in East Asia series; Law in East Asia series
Publisher: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780854901036
Subjects: Human rights; Administration of Criminal justice; Law reform; Pre-trial procedure
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-341) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : localization of human rights in an activist state?; title: Law and institutions of pre-trial justice in the PRC; title: The rights and living conditions of detainees within criminal detention centres; title: The right to legal advice and defence; title: Freedom from torture and ill-treatment; title: Conclusions; title: Appendix 1. Pre-trial detention proceedings in the PRC; title: Appendix 2. National legislation and international standards on pre-trial detention; title: Appendix 3. Table of abbreviations used in this study.