China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was
This book examines the death penalty within the changing socio-political context of China. The authors' treatment of China's death penalty is legal, historical,
By all accounts, China is the world leader in the number of legal executions. Its long historical use of capital punishment and its major political and economic
Punishment in contemporary China has experienced dramatic shifts over the last seven decades or so. This book focuses on the evolution, development and change o
Featuring experts from Europe, Australia, Japan, China, and the United States, this collection of essays follows changes in the theory and policy of China's dea