A Study on the Death Penalty and its Improvements in China

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03169
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Criminal law
• Research Institution: Hitotsubashi University
• Principal Investigator: Wang Yunhai 一橋大学, 大学院法学研究科, 教授 (30240568)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 中国の死刑 / 死刑多用 / 死刑執行 / 死刑改革 / 麻薬犯罪の死刑 / 経済犯罪の死刑 / 死刑の政治理由 / 死刑改革の限界

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Three important conclusions on the death penalty and its improvement in China have been made clear.　Firstly, There are still a lot of death sentences and executions to serious murder, organized crimes, drug crimes and some crimes on state benefit although there were some reduction of death sentences and executions to other crimes.
Secondly, the practice of death penalty and its improvement in China are still contacted in a political mechanism.　Thirdly, the real reason that China practices so many death sentences and executions can be identified as "Political", and the improvement on death penalty is determined by the politics there.

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