He Jiahong Back from the Dead: Criminal Justice and Wrongful Convictions in China 9780824856618

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Автор: He Jiahong
Название: Back from the Dead: Criminal Justice and Wrongful Convictions in China
ISBN: 9780824856618
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Политика и политический строй

Политология и политическая философия

Судебный надзор

Нормы права об уголовном правосудии

ISBN-10: 0824856619
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 280
Вес: 0.57 кг.
Дата издания: 30.03.2016
Серия: Political Science
Язык: English
Размер: 231 x 155 x 31
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: Politics & government
Подзаголовок: Criminal justice and wrongful convictions in china
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Chinas party-run courts have one of the highest conviction rates in the world, with forced confessions remaining a central feature. Despite recent prohibitions on evidence obtained through coercion or torture, forced confessions continue to undermine the Chinese judicial system. Recounting some harrowing cases of wrongful conviction, acclaimed legal scholar and novelist He Jiahong analyzes many problems in Chinas justice system. In one such case, Teng Xingshan was convicted in 1988 and later executed for murdering his mistress, but almost six years later it was discovered that the supposed victim, Shi Xiaorong, was still alive. In 2005, Tengs children submitted a complaint to the Hunan High Peoples Court, which then issued a revised judgment. In another case, She Xianglin was convicted of murdering his wife in 1994 and was sentenced to death, but this sentence was later commuted to fifteen years imprisonment. In 2005, Shes wife, presumed dead for over eleven years, returned to life; She was released from prison two weeks later, retried and found not guilty. With riveting examples, the author surveys the organization and procedure of criminal investigation, the lawyering system for criminal defense, the public prosecution system, trial proceedings, as well as criminal punishments and appeals. In doing so, He highlights the frequent causes of wrongful convictions: investigators working from forced confessions to evidence; improperly tight deadlines for solving criminal cases; prejudicial collection of evidence; misinterpretation of scientific evidence; continued use of torture to extract confessions; bowing to public opinion; nominal checks among the police, prosecutors and the courts; the dysfunction of courtroom trials; unlawfully extended custody with tunnel vision; and reduced sentencing in cases of doubt. The author also provides updated information about recent changes and reforms as well as the many continuing challenges of the criminal justice system in China.
Дополнительное описание: Politics and government

Back from the Dead: Criminal Justice and Wrongful Convictions in China, He Jiahong