Wrongful convictions with Chinese characteristics

IF 1 4区 经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS
Peiyuan Li, Wei Li
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Abstract

This study examines the impact of an imbalanced judiciary on the generation and rectification of wrongful convictions in China. Specifically, we investigate the influence of the Political and Legal Affairs Commissions (PLACs), which are tasked by the Communist Party with controlling judicial authorities. By analyzing 335 cases of wrongful convictions between 1990 and 2010, we have identified a significant relationship between the appointment of PLAC secretaries as chiefs of police and an increase in wrongful convictions. This arrangement disrupts the checks within the judicial system, leading to the prosecution of an additional 251 individuals each year in a given province. Our research reveals that in 81% of the cases examined, the correction of a wrongful conviction occurred after the secretary of the provincial PLAC, who held oversight over the court responsible for the conviction, had left office. Furthermore, even after the responsible PLAC secretaries had been replaced, if the successors were previously their subordinates, the likelihood of reversing wrongful convictions remained low. Our findings provide persuasive evidence in favour of judicial independence.

具有中国特色的错误定罪
本研究探讨了失衡的司法机构对中国冤假错案的产生和纠正所产生的影响。具体而言,我们调查了政法委(PLACs)的影响,政法委是中国共产党负责控制司法机关的机构。通过分析 1990 年至 2010 年间的 335 起冤假错案,我们发现政法委书记被任命为公安局长与冤假错案增加之间存在显著关系。这种安排破坏了司法系统内部的制约机制,导致一个省每年多起诉 251 人。我们的研究显示,在所调查的案件中,有 81% 的错判是在省级 PLAC 秘书离职后才得到纠正的,而 PLAC 秘书负责监督对定罪负责的法院。此外,即使在负责的 PLAC 秘书被替换之后,如果继任者之前是他们的下属,那么撤销错误定罪的可能性仍然很低。我们的研究结果为司法独立提供了有说服力的证据。
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