Criminal Division

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The Criminal Division is a specialized branch of the Supreme People's Court of China responsible for handling and adjudicating criminal cases at the highest judicial level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial division
organizational unit
appliesLaw Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
relevant judicial interpretations of the Supreme People's Court
appliesTo criminal defendants in cases under the jurisdiction of the Supreme People's Court
country China
surface form: People's Republic of China
decisionMaker collegial panels of Supreme People's Court judges
employs judges
judicial clerks
legal researchers
field criminal justice
criminal law
judicial review of criminal cases
governmentBranch Supreme People's Court of China
surface form: judicial branch of the People's Republic of China
hasFunction providing professional opinions on criminal legislation and policy
research on application of criminal law and criminal procedure law
trial of first-instance criminal cases under the direct jurisdiction of the Supreme People's Court
trial of second-instance criminal cases accepted by the Supreme People's Court
trial supervision procedures in criminal cases
jurisdiction China
surface form: People's Republic of China
language Chinese
legalSystem Chinese legal system
civil law system
levelOfCourt highest court level in China for criminal cases
locatedIn Beijing
China
parentOrganization Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
partOf Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
reportsTo leadership of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
responsibleFor adjudicating criminal cases at the Supreme People's Court level
guiding application of criminal law by lower courts
handling appeals in major criminal cases
handling criminal cases at the highest judicial level in China
handling death penalty review cases
handling retrial procedures in criminal cases
participating in formulation of judicial interpretations on criminal law
participating in formulation of judicial interpretations on criminal procedure law
reviewing criminal judgments from lower courts
scopeOfWork cases involving the death penalty
cases with significant social impact
serious and complex criminal cases
sector judiciary
subordinateTo Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court
surface form: adjudication committee of the Supreme People's Court of China
supervises application of criminal law by lower people's courts through guiding cases and interpretations
typeOfOrganization specialized adjudication division
usesProcedure criminal trial procedures of the People's Republic of China

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Supreme People's Court of China hasDivision Criminal Division