Abstract
This concluding chapter provides a summary note of the discursive and operational characteristics of plea-based case dispositions in Greater China. In short, it reveals practical variations and exceptional circumstances, but, overall, plea-based initiatives in the selected Eastern societies are replete with many of the same problems facing their Western counterparts in the US, the UK, Australia, and the like. From a comparative perspective, those shared issues are not uncommon—no matter which system of criminal justice is adopted (e.g., due process, crime control, adversarial, or inquisitorial), there lacks a working mechanism that can sufficiently address questions regarding the fairness, legality, and proceduralism of plea-based justice. What is at issue is the concern over the legitimacy of plea-based case dispositions due to the lack of effective mechanisms guaranteeing the true voluntariness of guilty pleas. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Criminal Case Dispositions through Pleas in Greater China |
| Subtitle of host publication | Conception, Operation and Contradiction |
| Editors | Enshen Li, Xiaoyu Yuan, Yan Zhang |
| Place of Publication | Singapore |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 253-277 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-981-97-1856-l=] |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-981-97-1855-9, 978-981-97-1858-0 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |