China's courts take a step back

The National People's Congress has passed the amendments to China's Criminal Procedure Law that makes first instance courts more secretive than ever. The changes contradict a statement by Supreme People's Court President Wang Shengjun for more reforms to open up China's legal system

3 minute readMarch 28, 2012 at 12:58 AM
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First introduced in 1979 and last amended in 1996, thePRC Criminal Procedure Law (中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法) is also called the mini-constitution. Court proceedings in the mainland are notoriously secretive,

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