| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Principal cases of wrongful conviction in China -- Part one. The misleading roads illustrated in the Teng Xingshan case (Back from the Dead I) -- The setting of inappropriately tight deadlines for solving criminal cases -- The 'from confession to evidence' model of criminal investigation -- The misinterpretation of scientific evidence -- The continued use of torture to extract confessions -- The one-sided and prejudicial collection of evidence -- Part two. The misleading roads illustrated in the She Xianglin case (Back from the Dead II) -- The bowing to public opinion in contradiction to legal principles -- The unlawfully extended custody with tunnel vision -- The nominal checks among the police, the procuratorate and the court -- The nominalization of courtroom trials -- The reduction of punishment in a case of doubt -- Part three. New developments in the criminal justice system following the Zhao Zuohai case (Back from the Dead III) -- The exclusionary rules against illegally obtained evidence -- From investigation centeredness to trial-centeredness -- Reform of the People's juror system -- Reform of the criminal retrial system -- Changing the mind-set for criminal justice |
| Summary |
China's party-run courts have one of the highest conviction rates in the world, with forced confessions remaining a central feature. Recounting some harrowing cases of wrongful conviction, acclaimed legal scholar and novelist He Jiahong analyses many problems in China's justice system |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 5, 2016) |
| Subject |
Judicial error -- China
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- China
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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Judicial error
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0824856651 |
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9780824856656 |
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9780824856632 |
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0824856635 |
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9780824868703 |
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0824868706 |
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