Examining the crimes that have recently been of the greatest concern in China, the authors assess the imbalance between public order and human rights in the way the Chinese legal system deals with crime. The issue of crime is of particular importance, both because current social upheaval in China has greatly contributed to the increase of new crimes, and because there is increasing international interest in Chinese law following the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization. This is an in-depth study on contemporary Chinese law reform, presenting a fascinating portrait of a society and legal system grappling with vast social change.
Author(s): Ron Keith
Edition: annotated edition
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 208
BookCover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 12
1 New crime, human rightsprotection, and public order......Page 14
2 The ‘Falungong problem’andthe prospects for criminaljustice reform......Page 50
3 The criminal justice response to violence in the modernChinese family......Page 76
4 ‘Organized crime’, politics, and the law......Page 103
5 Crime and human rights incyber-space......Page 130
6 Squaring the circles of criminal justice reform?......Page 155
Select glossary of Chinesecriminaljustice terms......Page 182
Notes......Page 190
References......Page 219
Index......Page 228
