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.
Statements (47)
| 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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