Presumption of Innocence Under China's 'National Conditions'

Name: Presumption of Innocence Under China's 'National Conditions'
Brand: Hart Publishing
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By Alexandra Kaiser

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Drawing on broader legal-political discourses within the party-state and institutionalised academia, this book shines a light on one of the most controversial legal principles in Chinese criminal justice: the presumption of innocence.
It argues the reasons why there is no presumption of innocence in China, tracing the curve, or evolution, of academic discourse about presumption of innocence against the backdrop of changing politics, or varying emphases on national conditions, from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping. The book deepens our understanding of the trajectory of criminal justice reforms in the party-state and shows how the more open and liberal phases of the reform era opened up some space for pluralist views and constructive criticism. In comparison, the second wave of autocratisation of the system influenced the conception of the criminal and paved the way for an illiberal turn.

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Number of Pages:: 292
Release Date:: 2025-11-13
Publication Date:: 2025-11-13
Publisher:: Hart Publishing
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1509973109
ISBN13:: 9781509973101
Weight:: 605 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 20 cm

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