Back from the Dead: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice in China

by Jiahong He and He Jiahong

China's party-run courts have one of the highest conviction rates in the world, with forced confessions remaining a central feature. Despite recent prohibitions on evidence obtained through coercion or torture, forced confessions continue to undermine the Chinese judicial system. Recounting some harrowing cases of wrongful conviction, acclaimed legal scholar and novelist He Jiahong analyzes many problems in China's justice system. In one such case,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824856619
• ISBN13: 9780824856618
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"