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List of contents
Post-2013 Reforms of the Chinese courts and criminal procedure: an introduction Björn Ahl; 1. The meandering path of judicial reform with Chinese characteristics Xiaohong Yu; 2. Dimensions and contradictions of judicial reforms in China Yulin Fu; 3. How the Supreme People's Court drafts criminal procedure judicial interpretations Susan Finder; 4. Judicial (dis-)empowerment and centralisation efforts: institutional impacts of China's new supervision commissions Ye Meng; 5. A new model of habeas corpus in China? Procuratorial necessity examination of pre-trial custody Alexandra Kaiser; 6. Live witness testimony in the Chinese criminal courts Zhiyuan Guo; 7. Blood money and negotiated justice in China Kwai Hang Ng and Xin He; 8. Performance evaluation in the context of criminal justice reform: a critical analysis Michelle Miao; 9. From populism to professionalism: the media and criminal justice in China Daniel Sprick.
About the author
Björn Ahl is Professor and Chair of Chinese Legal Culture at the University of Cologne and President of the European China Law Studies Association. His research focuses on Chinese constitutional development, in particular judicial reforms, and Chinese practice of public international law.
Summary
Contrary to the general perception of legal regression under Xi Jinping, this volume presents a more nuanced picture. It discusses attempts to strengthen judicial institutions and promote criminal justice reform by drawing on a variety of methods to investigate some of China's most controversial institutional and criminal procedure law issues.
Foreword
This volume investigates questions linking institutional changes within the court system and legal environment with developments in criminal procedure law.
