Wrongful convictions in China : comparative and empirical perspectives /: comparative and empirical perspectives. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Na Jiang.
• Authors: Jiang, Na
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Preliminary Observations; 1.2 The Prevention of/ rongful Convictions; 1.3 Remedies for/ rongful Convictions; 1.3.1 Latest Responses to/ rongful Convictions; 1.4 Research Methods Used in/ his Book; 2 The Scope of/ rongful Convictions; 2.1 The General Definition of/ rongful Convictions; 2.2 Potential Definitions on/ rongful Convictions in/ hina; 2.3 The Western Understanding of/ rongful Convictions; 2.4 An Appraisal of/ he Value of/ riminal Justice Systems; 2.5 Conclusion; 3 The Similar Causes of/ rongful Convictions; 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Wrongful Convictions in/ hina: A Case Study Approach3.2.1 The Study of/ hree Recent Wrongful Conviction Cases; 3.2.1.1 The Wrongful Conviction of/ HE Xianglin; 3.2.1.2 The Wrongful Conviction of/ ENG Xingshan; 3.2.1.3 The Wrongful Conviction of/ HAO Zuohai; 3.2.1.4 Summary; 3.2.2 A Study of/ ive New Wrongful Conviction Cases; 3.2.2.1 The Wrongful Convictions of/ ncle and/ ephew ZHANG; 3.2.2.2 The Wrongful Convictions in/ he Five Youths Case; 3.2.2.3 The Wrongful Conviction of/ I Huailiang; 3.2.2.4 The Wrongful Conviction of/ HEN Keyun; 3.2.2.5 The Wrongful Conviction of/ U Yingsheng. 3.2.2.6 Summary3.3 Primary Causes for/ dentified Wrongful Convictions in/ hina's Practice; 3.3.1 Police Misconduct; 3.3.1.1 False Confession of/ uilt Under Torture; 3.3.1.2 Presumption of/ uilt and/ onfirmation Bias; 3.3.2 Prosecutorial Misconduct; 3.3.3 Ineffective Defence; 3.3.4 Forensic Misconduct; 3.3.5 False Witness Testimony; 3.3.6 Trial Misconduct; 3.4 The Similarity of/ auses for/ rongful Convictions in/ hina and/ n the West; 3.4.1 Investigative Misconduct; 3.4.1.1 China; 3.4.1.2 The West; 3.4.2 Prosecutorial Misconduct; 3.4.2.1 China; 3.4.2.2 The West. 3.4.3 Ineffective Defence Representation3.4.3.1 China; 3.4.3.2 The West; 3.4.4 Improper Use of/ vidence; 3.4.4.1 China; 3.4.4.2 The West; 3.5 Conclusion; 4 The Different Roots of/ rongful Convictions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Root One: Institutional Restraints That Cause Wrongful Convictions in/ hina; 4.2.1 Institutional Restraints Prescribed by/ aw; 4.2.1.1 On Coordination and/ hecking; 4.2.1.2 More Coordinative Factors; 4.2.2 Institutional Restraints in/ ractice; 4.2.3 Ineffective Checks; 4.2.3.1 The High Rate of/ onviction; 4.2.3.2 Three Institutions' Coordination. 4.2.3.3 Implied Rules in Chinese Courts4.2.3.4 Promotion by the Local PLCs; 4.2.4 Why Do Institutional Restraints Often Lead to Wrongful Convictions in China?; 4.3 Different Root Two: Cultural Collectivism Causing Wrongful Convictions in China; 4.3.1 Cultural Collectivism in History; 4.3.2 Cultural Collectivism in Law; 4.3.3 Cultural Collectivism in Practice; 4.3.3.1 Petitions: One Way to Express Indignation; 4.3.3.2 Expert Opinions: For the Public or Justice?; 4.3.4 Why and How Did Cultural Collectivism Cause Wrongful Convictions in China?
• Publisher Details: Berlin : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 345.05; Judicial error -- China; False imprisonment -- China; Criminal justice, Administration of -- China; LAW -- Criminal Law -- General; Criminal justice, Administration of; False imprisonment; Judicial error; Law; Criminal Law; Fundamentals of Law; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; China; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662460849; 3662460831; 9783662460832
• Related ISBNs: 366246084X; 9783662460832
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 16, 2016).
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