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Review on The Draft of The Criminal Procedure Law Amendment

  

  • Online:2012-01-15 Published:2012-01-15

Abstract: Review collection on The Draft of the Amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law, publicized by the NPC Standing Committee in September 2011, is being conducted nowadays from all circles of Chinese for its revision since the 15th amendment in 1996. This revision has an added 62 articles, revised 58, and deleted 2, making article total 285 from the present 225. The present article reviews, one by one, on the merits and demerits of 60 new articles on such basic lawsuit systems as the defense system and the evidence system, covering criminal investigation, prosecution, trial, execution, and other stages alike in litigation. It aims at providing constructive advice for the further revision of the law under discussion.