Report: China to Start Holding Jury Trials
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China will start holding jury trials next year as part of court reforms that also will increase the number of judges, state media reported Monday.
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A court in China has used a software   program to help decide prison sentences in more than 1,500   criminal cases, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday.
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China prosecuted nearly one million people last year and sent more people to jail than in 2005, officials said on Tuesday, and they vowed to keep up the fight on crime while promising to limit executions.
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China said Tuesday it had set an October 15 start for the ruling Communist Party&#39;s pivotal congress, a five-yearly ritual during which key leadership changes are made and the nation&#39;s course is set.
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The Iraqi government will begin war crimes trials of a dozen former regime officials next week, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Tuesday.
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CHINA will begin holding jury trials for the first time next year as part of court reforms, it was revealed today. The measures were announced by Chinaâs highest court after a meeting last week on improving
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China pledged Tuesday to investigate a report that officials covered up the deaths of at least 10 workers building the main stadium for the August Beijing Olympics.
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The jury expected to begin poring over 100 pages of jury instructions starting Wednesday.
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Kobe Bryant&#39;s trial began Friday with hundreds of prospective jurors arriving at the county courthouse to fill out questionnaires, the first step toward choosing 12 people who will decide whether the NBA star is guilty of rape.
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A Chinese activist will stand trial for subversion after he called for human rights instead of the Beijing Olympic Games, highlighting the Communist Party's quest to strengthen its control ahead of the showcase event.
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China's top judge explains court procedures to SCO    BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Chief Justice has said that secret trials are resolutely prohibited in Chinese courts unless the law dictates a defendant should be tried behind closed doors.
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BEIJING, March 8 -- In preparation for likely approval, China's legislature on Thursday began examining a much-debated law that helps protect private property in an increasingly well-off society.
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Hong Kong Chief Justice Andrew Li will lead a judiciary delegation to visit Beijing from Sept.19 to 22 at the invitation of the Supreme People&#39;s Court.
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China would punish intruders at embassies and schools according to the law, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said Tuesday.
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China is to review tens of thousands of drug licences as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal.
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Preparing to adopt a jury-style trials in 2009, Japan is holding mock trials to overcome cultural obstacles.
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China will step up its battle against fake and dangerous drugs, deepening a probe into pharmaceutical production following a scandal involving a former senior safety official, state media said on Friday.