Show Trials in China: The Aftermath of Tiananmen Square
After the military massacre in Tiananmen Square on 4 June it came as no surprise that the nominated 'rioters and counter revolutionaries' would soon be paraded before the courts. Even in the People's Republic of China, where a formal criminal court structure is a comparatively recent...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
1989
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1997 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3949/viewcontent/ShowTrialsChina_1989_JLSocy.pdf |
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| Institution: | Singapore Management University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | After the military massacre in Tiananmen Square on 4 June it came as no surprise that the nominated 'rioters and counter revolutionaries' would soon be paraded before the courts. Even in the People's Republic of China, where a formal criminal court structure is a comparatively recent addition to the social control framework, the trial process is being employed as an immediate state response to community disjuncture and political challenge. |
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