China
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- December 4, 1982, amended several times, last in 2004.
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law, of Soviet derivation and derived from the legal principles of the continental civil code
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme People's Court, judges appointed by the National People's Congress; local people's courts and special people's courts
RELIGIONS
Buddhists 18.2%, Christians 5.1%, Muslims 1.8%, others 0.7%, unspecified 52.2%
From the country
- OCTOBER 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION: EP CALLS ON CHINA TO CANCEL ALL SENTENCES AGAINST TENZIN DELEK RINPOCHE
in a resolution adopted in Strasbourg, the European Parliament again expressed concern about human rights in China, and in Tibet in particular.
- OCTOBER 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that recently, a court in China sentenced to death Wang Renyou...
it was reported that recently, a court in China sentenced to death Wang Renyou...
- OCTOBER 27, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN EXECUTED FOR LETHAL ROBBERY
a Beijing court executed Qing Hongyu for killing one of the four women that fell into his employment trap and for raping another one.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SUPREME COURT TO RECLAIM DEATH PENALTY REVIEW RIGHT FROM LOWER TRIBUNALS
China's Supreme Court will no longer permit provincial courts to review death sentences so as to ensure that capital punishment is meted out meticulously and fairly, Chief Justice Xiao Yang, also president of the Supreme People's Court, said.
- OCTOBER 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997.
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997.
- OCTOBER 21, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR TAX EVASION
in its initial trial, a court in China’s Guangdong province sentenced Liang Jiayao, 39-year-old owner of Ming Sheng Leather Making Factory, to death with two years reprieve;
- OCTOBER 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SIX ALLEGED MEMBERS OF CRIME GANG SENTENCED TO DEATH
China sentenced six gang members to death for arms dealing, rape, murder, extortion and gambling, state media said. A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced ringleader Ren Bing as well as five henchmen to death, while giving 13 others one t
- OCTOBER 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. KILLER OF TRIAD HEAD SENTENCED TO DEATH
despite more than 10,000 Zhaoqing residents' signatures asking for lenient treatment, Liang Jinguo was sentenced to death for murdering triad chief Long Jiefeng.
- OCTOBER 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Binyu, 27, a migrant worker from Gansu, was executed
Wang Binyu, 27, a migrant worker from Gansu, was executed
- OCTOBER 18, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER VICE GOVERNOR OF HENAN PROVINCE AND THREE OTHERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Lu Debin, former vice-governor of Henan Province, Shang Yuhe, Zhang Songxue and Xu Xiaotong had their death sentences upheld by a court in Henan for intentional homicide.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 8 GUN SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN QINGHAI
four gun smugglers were sentenced to death at the first trial by a local court in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
- OCTOBER 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN TO DIE FOR RAPE RING
Wang Qin, a 19-year-old woman, head of a rape and robbery ring, was sentenced to death with the possibility of life imprisonment.