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Criminal law is an indispensable and important law to protect human rights and maintain social order. The criminal law in our country has a long history, and the long-standing Chinese legal system is also characterized by a heavy culture of criminal law. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a large number of criminal related legal norms have been successively formulated in the country, and criminal law has developed into an important part of the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics.

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  1. Management Committee of Wuhan Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, China

    Hao Peng

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  1. Renmin University of China, Bei**g, China

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  2. Renmin University of China, Bei**g, China

    Tao Meng

  3. Management Committee, Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, China

    Hao Peng

  4. University of International Business and Economics, Bei**g, China

    Hui Feng

  5. School of Law, Renmin University of China, Bei**g, China

    **nyan Liu

  6. Renmin University of China, Bei**g, China

    **aolong Peng

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Peng, H. (2023). Criminal Law. In: Zhu, J., Meng, T., Peng, H., Feng, H., Liu, X., Peng, X. (eds) China's Legal System. Understanding China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8994-0_4

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