| ID | 190385 |
| Title Proper | Special Times Call for Special Measures |
| Other Title Information | China's Regulation of COVID-19 through Criminal Justice Innovation |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Li Enshen , Lin Xifen , Liu Sihong ; Enshen, Li ; Sihong. Liu ; Xifen , Lin |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article reveals how COVID-19 has provoked the enactment of recent emergency regulations and the implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the People's Republic of China (PRC). In what the authors describe as a principle that "special times call for special measures", China's legal approach to the challenges created by COVID-19 resembles the country's enduring crime control "strike hard" strategy. Under the banner of "dynamic zero-COVID", this analysis also demonstrates the practice of cautious law enforcement as seen through the "strike hard" practices. This is encapsulated by the augmentation and specification of "risk-creation" offences as well as the emerging trend that favours charging risk perverse actions as more serious offences when assessing punishment. |
| `In' analytical Note | China: An International Journal Vol. 21, No.1; Feb 2023: p.1-23 |
| Journal Source | China: An International Journal 2023-03 21, 1 |
| Key Words | China's Regulation of COVID-19 ; Criminal Justice Innovation |