This volume represents the fruits of a preliminary inquiry into one aspect of contemporary Chinese law-the criminal process. Investigating what he calls China's "legal experiment," Mr. Cohen raises large questions about Chinese law.

This is the first book-length study of the most important area of Chinese law the development, organization, and functioning of the criminal justice system in China today.

Drawing on his training in both Chinese and American law,Luo cuts through the rhetoric surrounding China's amendedCriminal Procedure Law and focuses attention on the lawitself.

Where other books have discussed selected social practices in China, this volume is unique in its coverage of the entire social control apparatus of that country.