刑事法镜 · CHINA CRIMINAL PRACTICE
Understanding Chinese criminal justice, in law and practice
Independent legal information and practical commentary on Chinese criminal law and procedure.
刑事法镜 — 中国刑事法律与实务 中文
01Featured Analysis
Featured analysis highlights criminal-law issues with continuing practical relevance.
How Should Electronic Data Be Reviewed in Cybercrime Cases?
Electronic data in cybercrime cases cannot be assessed by content alone. This guide examines source, integrity, identity attribution, and probative value, including chat records, forensic images, hash values, platform data, online extraction, procedural defects, and authenticity defects.
Criminal Detention of Foreign Nationals in China: What Should Families Do?
When a foreign national is placed in criminal detention in China, family members may have little case information. This guide explains detention notices, access to defense counsel, family and consular visits, retaining a lawyer from abroad, Apostille, and the commonly discussed “37-day” period.
02Sections
Content is filed by procedural stage and subject, so the archive can be browsed and extended over time.
Practical Guides
Step-by-step explanations of how a criminal case moves through the system.
Enter →Criminal Procedure
Investigation, review for prosecution, trial and post-conviction stages.
Enter →Cybercrime
Electronic evidence, computer-system offences and platform-related exposure.
Enter →White-Collar Crime
Fraud, fundraising offences and corporate criminal exposure.
Enter →Foreign Nationals
Procedure where a foreign national is detained or prosecuted in China.
Enter →Case Notes
Observations on published judgments and publicly reported cases.
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04Editorial principles
Law
Built on laws, judicial interpretations and normative documents currently in force.
Practice
Concerned with how the rules actually operate in criminal procedure and case handling.
Authorship & Updates
Formal content identifies its author and publication date. Where a separate legal review or later update has occurred, the reviewer or last updated date is also shown.
Founder and legal editor
This site was founded and is maintained by attorney Yaqi Wang, with a focus on Chinese criminal law and practice.
Attorney at Law · Deputy Director, Cybercrime Defense Department, Criminal Practice Center
Founder, China Criminal Practice · Legal Editor
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