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
- JUNE 1, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Jengchiang, alias Archong sae Chee, a 42 year old Chinese...
Jengchiang, alias Archong sae Chee, a 42 year old Chinese farmer in Chiang Rai, was sentenced to death by the Thai Criminal after being found guilty of possessing drugs with intent to sell
- MAY 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A South Korean man was executed in China on for murdering...
A South Korean man was executed in China on for murdering his Chinese girlfriend and her sister
- MAY 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A group of 12 convicted drug traffickers was sentenced...
A group of 12 convicted drug traffickers was sentenced to death by a court in central China, for the buying and selling of heroin
- MAY 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
"China will use its influence to encourage a fair solution...
"China will use its influence to encourage a fair solution to the issue of the Bulgarian nurses sentenced in Libya," Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), told Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman Ogny
- MAY 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the Sanqin Dushi Bao (Sanqin Daily) newspaper reported that...
the Sanqin Dushi Bao (Sanqin Daily) newspaper reported that...
- MAY 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Anshan Intermediate People's Court in Liaoning Province...
in its initial trial, the Anshan Intermediate People's Court in Liaoning Province...
- MAY 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Shantou Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong Province...
in its initial trial, the Shantou Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong Province...
- MAY 26, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's rights record has made little progress in the...
China's rights record has made little progress in the past year and has worsened in areas such as the treatment of ethnic minorities, Amnesty International said
- MAY 26, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province...
in its initial trial, the Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province...
- MAY 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Luo Jinqiao and Luo Guosheng, two members of a criminal...
Luo Jinqiao and Luo Guosheng, two members of a criminal gang, were sentenced to death in Changsha, in China's Hunan Province
- MAY 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Changsha Intermediate People's Court in Hunan Province...
in its initial trial, the Changsha Intermediate People's Court in Hunan Province...
- MAY 17, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
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