New Crime in China Public Order and Human Rights (Routledgecurzon Contemporary China Series)

Examining the crimes that have recently been of the greatest concern in China, the authors assess the imbalance between public order and human rights in the way the Chinese legal system deals with crime. The issue of crime is of particular importance, both because current social upheaval in China has greatly contributed to the increase of new crimes, and because there is increasing international interest in Chinese law following the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization. This is an in-depth study on contemporary Chinese law reform, presenting a fascinating portrait of a society and legal system grappling with vast social change. "This book examines the crimes which have recently been of the greatest concern in China and assesses the imbalance between public order and human rights in the way the Chinese legal system deals with them. These new crimes include the formation of cults, the intentional spread of infectious disease, domestic violence, sexual harassment, internet fraud and dissent, website pornography, terrorism and organized crime in the sex and drugs trades and in human trafficking. the issue of crime is of particular importance both because current social upheaval in China contributes a great deal to the increase of new crimes and because there is increasing international interest in Chinese law following the country's accession to the World Trade Organization." "A portrait of a society and legal system grappling with vast social change, New Crime in China will be of interest to scholars studying China and human rights as well as to legal experts with an interest in the developing countries of Asia."--BOOK JACKET BookCover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Abbreviations......Page 12 1 New crime, human rightsprotection, and public order......Page 14 2 The ‘Falungong problem’andthe prospects for criminaljustice reform......Page 50 3 The criminal justice response to violence in the modernChinese family......Page 76 4 ‘Organized crime’, politics, and the law......Page 103 5 Crime and human rights incyber-space......Page 130 6 Squaring the circles of criminal justice reform?......Page 155 Select glossary of Chinesecriminaljustice terms......Page 182 Notes......Page 190 References......Page 219 Index......Page 228

This book examines new crimes, or crimes which are newly of great concern, in China, and assesses the balance, or rather the imbalance, between public order and human rights in the way the law deals with them. These new crimes include 'evil cults', domestic violence, sexual harassment, internet fraud, website pornography, and organised crime in the sex and drugs trades and human trafficking. The topic is of particular importance, both because current social upheaval in China, which is likely to continue, contributes a great deal to the increase of new crimes, and because there is increasing international interest in the law following China's accession to the World Trade Organisation.

New crime, human rights protection and public order The 'Falungong problem' and the prospects for criminal justice reform The modern Chinese family and the criminal justice response to violence 'Organized crime', the law and politics Crime and human rights in cyberspace Squaring the circles of criminal justice reform?