China to Amend Criminal Law to Combat Terrorism

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, December 18, 2001

China to Amend Criminal Law to Combat Terrorism

The Third Amendment to the country's Criminal Law will be made by Chinese legislators at their next session in a move to strengthen the legal framework forthe battle against terrorism.

The amendment was formulated "to deal more harshly with criminal acts of terrorists, for the protection of national security, social order and safeguard of safety of people's lives and property" .

Criminal law to be amended for combatting terrrorism

The Third Amendment to the country's Criminal Law will be made by Chinese legislators at their next session in a move to strengthen the legal framework for the battle against terrorism.

According to an agenda discussed by Chairman Li Peng and vice-chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Monday, a draft of the Third Amendment to the Criminal Law will be submitted for deliberation at the week-long session, which starts Monday.

The amendment was formulated "to deal more harshly with criminal acts of terrorists, for the protection of national security, social order and safeguard of safety of people's lives and property," the senior lawmakers were told.

Others

Five other new draft law, on the promotion of small and medium-sized businesses, road safety, production safety, revisions to the water resources law, amendments to the lawyers' law, will also be discussed during the session.

Two drafts on government procurement and relics protection, which were previously heard by the legislature, will be re-examined.

Pending ratification in the upcoming session is a treaty with Argentina on civil and commercial legal assistance and a treaty with the Republic of Korea on extradition.

The State Council, China's Cabinet, will submit the two reports with the lawmakers to review, one on public security situations and the other on the crackdown on the production and sales of fake and shoddy goods, which are both of intense public concern in China.

Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

(Adopted by the Second Session of the Fifth National People's Congress on July 1, 1979 and amended by the Fifth Session of the Eighth National People's Congress on March 14, 1997 and December 25, 1999 respectively.)

Table of Contents

Part I General Provisions
Chapter I Tasks, Basic Principles, and Scope of Application of the Criminal Law
Chapter II Crimes
Chapter III Punishments
Chapter IV The Concrete Application Of Punishments
Chapter V Other Provisions
PART II Special Provisions
Chapter I Crimes of Endangering National Security
Chapter II Crimes of Endangering Public Security
Chapter III Crimes of Undermining the Order of Socialist Market Economy
Chapter IV Crimes of Infringing Upon the Rights of the Person and the Democratic Rights of Citizens
Chapter V The Crime of Encroaching on Property
Chapter VI Crimes of Disrupting the Order of Social Administration
Chapter VII Crimes of Endangering the Interests of National Defense
Chapter VIII Graft and Bribery
Chapter IX Crimes of Dereliction of Duty
Chapter X Crimes of Violation of Duty by Military Personnel Supplementary Articles
Appendix I
Appendix II

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