THINKING BEYOND DEATH PENALTY ABOLITIONIST REFORM:LESSONS FROM ABROAD AND THE OPTIONS FOR CHINA

死刑改革之外的思考:域外经验及对中国的启示(英文)

I.INTRODUCTIONA series of death penalty reform initiatives,launched by China’s top politico-legal authorities in the mid-2000s,have had a significant impact on the scale and administration of capital punishment in China.These initiatives are undoubtedly the most important changes that have occurred in the contemporary penal history of China.One of the most visible and