Murder in Chinese law

In the People's Republic of China, murder is collective known as homicide and the laws regarding what is classified as a homicide, the punishment for those charged with homicide, and all other criminal law related issues is dictated by the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China. This criminal code’s drafting was started in 1957 and ended in 1980 after several iterations, pauses, and edits. This criminal code encompasses all the crimes that could take place and all other crimes that occur outside of the limits of the criminal code is subject to local courts and judges.

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