Dr Yu Mou (5 results)

Condition: New. 2020. Hardcover. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2020. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Drawing on insights from the authors own empirical data obtained from systematic observation of the daily routines within Chinese criminal justice institutions, this ground-breaking book examines the functional deficiency of the criminal justice system in preventing innocent individuals from being wrongly accused and convicted. Set within a broad socio-legal context, it outlines the strategic interrelationships between key legal actors, the deep-seated legal culture embedded in practice, the deficiency of integrity of the system and the structural injustices that follow. The author traces criminal case files in the criminal process how they are constructed, scrutinised and used to dispose of cases and convict defendants in lieu of witnesses oral testimony. This book illustrates that the Chinese criminal justice system as a state apparatus of social control has been framed through performance indicators, bureaucratic management and the central value of collectivism in such a way as to maintain the stability of the authoritarian power.The Construction of Guilt in China will appeal to academics, researchers, policy advisers and practitioners working in the areas of criminal law, comparative criminal justice, criminology and Chinese studies.Winner of the 2020 SLS Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship. Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Warwick, 2015) issued under title: Written evidence and the absence of witnesses: the inevitability of conviction in Chinese criminal justice. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Drawing on insights from the authors own empirical data obtained from systematic observation of the daily routines within Chinese criminal justice institutions, this ground-breaking book examines the functional deficiency of the criminal justice system in preventing innocent individuals from being wrongly accused and convicted. Set within a broad socio-legal context, it outlines the strategic interrelationships between key legal actors, the deep-seated legal culture embedded in practice, the deficiency of integrity of the system and the structural injustices that follow. The author traces criminal case files in the criminal process how they are constructed, scrutinised and used to dispose of cases and convict defendants in lieu of witnesses oral testimony. This book illustrates that the Chinese criminal justice system as a state apparatus of social control has been framed through performance indicators, bureaucratic management and the central value of collectivism in such a way as to maintain the stability of the authoritarian power.The Construction of Guilt in China will appeal to academics, researchers, policy advisers and practitioners working in the areas of criminal law, comparative criminal justice, criminology and Chinese studies.Winner of the 2020 SLS Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship. Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Warwick, 2015) issued under title: Written evidence and the absence of witnesses: the inevitability of conviction in Chinese criminal justice. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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