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In China, criminal defense has long been considered a particularly difficult practice, as lawyers must overcome a myriad of institutional hurdles before obtaining discovery, conducting investigations, or summoning witnesses to court. Lawyers' access to their clients is too often restricted and too long delayed; it is not uncommon for one's first contact with his or her client to occur in the courtroom, just prior to trial. Faced with these obstacles, many attorneys perceive the role of the defense in the criminal process as structurally inferior to that of prosecutors, and feel that there is little good that they can accomplish for their clients. It is therefore not surprising that many attorneys are unwilling to take on criminal defendants' cases and that an exceptionally high percentage of criminal defendants go unrepresented by counsel at trial. | In China, criminal defense has long been considered a particularly difficult practice, as lawyers must overcome a myriad of institutional hurdles before obtaining discovery, conducting investigations, or summoning witnesses to court. Lawyers' access to their clients is too often restricted and too long delayed; it is not uncommon for one's first contact with his or her client to occur in the courtroom, just prior to trial. Faced with these obstacles, many attorneys perceive the role of the defense in the criminal process as structurally inferior to that of prosecutors, and feel that there is little good that they can accomplish for their clients. It is therefore not surprising that many attorneys are unwilling to take on criminal defendants' cases and that an exceptionally high percentage of criminal defendants go unrepresented by counsel at trial. | ||
''This page contains IBJ's English language materials for legal aid lawyers in China. For Chinese language materials, please go to [http://chinadefensewiki.ibj.org chinadefensewiki.ibj.org]'' | ''This page contains IBJ's English language materials for legal aid lawyers in China. For Chinese language materials, please go to [http://chinadefensewiki.ibj.org chinadefensewiki.ibj.org]'' | ||
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'''Table of Contents''' | '''Table of Contents''' | ||
* [[China Criminal Defense Manual - Pretrial Preparation | Pretrial Preparation]] (Investigation and Trial Prosecution) | * [[China Criminal Defense Manual - Pretrial Preparation | Pretrial Preparation]] (Investigation and Trial Prosecution) | ||
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* [[China Criminal Defense Manual - Cases Involving a Possible Death Penalty | Cases Involving a Possible Death Penalty]] | * [[China Criminal Defense Manual - Cases Involving a Possible Death Penalty | Cases Involving a Possible Death Penalty]] | ||
* [[China Criminal Defense Manual - Motions | Motions]] | * [[China Criminal Defense Manual - Motions | Motions]] | ||
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== Codes == | == Codes == | ||
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== Legal Training Resource Center == | == Legal Training Resource Center == | ||
[http://www.ibj.org/elearning eLearning Courses for Chinese lawyers] | [http://www.ibj.org/elearning eLearning Courses for Chinese lawyers] | ||
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