The Principle Of Legality And Judicial Practice

The principle of legally prescribed punishments for crimes is one of the three basic principles of the current criminal law in China. To take this principle as a code is an important indication of the effort that China has put in the construction and development of socialist legal system. However, this principle can not be fully imp- lemented in China now due to factors like the changeability of crimes, poor quality of judges, influence of the law -enforcing envi2 ronment. It is suggested that besides strengthening legislation, further investigation of important subjects such as judi2 cial interpretation is needed for perfecting China' s current judicial system.