Prisoners in Chinese prisons are systematically abused by guards and prison authorities, torture is routinely used in Chinese jails, it is used for investigative and punitive purposes.
Prisoners may be subjected to forced labor, often under harsh and violent conditions..
The basic approach to crime control is deterrence through severe penalties (including capital punishment) coupled with social stigmatization against offenders and their families.
Unreported crime can be assumed to be extensive, however..
China has a unified court system with four levels: the supreme court and three levels of local courts (high, intermediate, and basic).
The local courts hear both first instance and appellate cases from their territorial designations..
Article 9 This Law shall be applicable to crimes which are stipulated in international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China and over which the People's Republic of China exercises criminal jurisdiction within the scope of obligations, prescribed in these treaties, it agrees to perform.
Noteworthy features of criminal law in China include:
Article 6 This Law shall be applicable to anyone who commits a crime within the territory and territorial waters and space of the People's republic of China, except as otherwise specifically provided by law.
This Law shall also be applicable to anyone who commits a crime on board a ship or aircraft of the People's Republic of China.
