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
- JANUARY 31, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Chinese court convicted two Tibetan men of murder
a Chinese court convicted two Tibetan men of murder
JANUARY 10, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SERIAL KILLER EXECUTED IN YUNNAN PROVINCE
A Chinese man sentenced to death in July for killing 11 people has been executed, state-run
- JANUARY 8, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a court in South China approved a suspended death sentence
a court in South China approved a suspended death sentence
- JANUARY 6, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the president of a painting academy was sentenced to death
the president of a painting academy was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 1, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In February 2011, China dropped the death penalty for 13 non-violent crimes
In February 2011, China dropped the death penalty for 13 non-violent crimes
DECEMBER 26, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURT UPHOLD DEATH SENTENCES FOR MYANMAR DRUG LORD
A Chinese court rejected appeals from six people, including the Myanmar drug lord
DECEMBER 18, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: REDUCTION OF DEATH PENALTY THROUGH JUDICIAL RESTRAINT
a conference held on 15-16 December in Beijing discussed a range of measures aimed at significantly reducing the use of capital punishment in China.
- DECEMBER 12, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a man in China has been sentenced to death for killing...
a man in China has been sentenced to death for killing...
DECEMBER 11, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE XINJIANG PLANE HIJACKERS
A court in China’s restive Muslim-majority region of Xinjiang sentenced three men to death after
DECEMBER 6, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: BEIJING LAWYER REVEALS ORGAN HARVESTING OF EXECUTED PRISONER
a Beijing lawyer revealed something stunning on the Chinese Internet. Han Bing, who goes
- NOVEMBER 30, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Chinese court sentenced a man to death for holding six women as sex slaves
a Chinese court sentenced a man to death for holding six women as sex slaves
- NOVEMBER 30, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: YISHUN TRIPLE MURDER CONVICT TO HANG
The Chinese national who killed three women in a flat in Yishun three years ago was