Specific Provisions of Criminal Law

Name: Specific Provisions of Criminal Law
ISBN: 9787301238318

黄明儒Peking University Press · ChinaAug 2025

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Word count: 445K words
Chapters: 79
ISBN: 9787301238318

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Summary

The most distinctive feature of this Criminal Law is its structure: the book is divided into 4 parts, which is more detailed in content and more complete as a system than the usual general-and-specific-parts structure. The contributing authors come from 9 institutions, including Renmin University of China, Hunan University, Central South University, Soochow University, Hunan University of Commerce, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Hunan University of Technology, Xiangtan University, and Yunnan University. The textbook mainly covers: 1. nature, tasks, basis for enactment, basic principles, and scope of application; 2. the concept and constitutive elements of crime; 3. the basis of criminal responsibility; 4. the purpose and application of punishment; 5. forms of crime and their criminal responsibility; 6. the constitution and criminal responsibility of various specific crimes; 7. provisions concerning criminal legislation and justice.

Editor's review

This Specific Part of Criminal Law does not follow the common "general part—specific part" dichotomy but divides its content into four parts, making the system more complete and the layers finer, helping readers connect criminal law's basic principles, crime constitution, criminal responsibility, and specific offenses. With authors from multiple institutions, the textbook offers a relatively broad perspective, covering the nature and tasks of criminal law, basic principles and scope of application, the concept and constitutive elements of crime, the basis of criminal responsibility, the purpose and application of punishment, forms of crime, and the constitution and criminal responsibility of various specific crimes, as well as provisions on criminal legislation and justice. For law students, it suits use as a main course textbook alongside statutes and cases; for exam preparation or practical beginners, it is better for building a specific-part framework and clarifying the boundaries of offenses than for replacing case study. Readers are advised to take notes on the correspondence between general principles and specific offenses, and to return to statutory texts to verify formulations when encountering specific crime elements, avoiding memorizing conclusions without distinguishing elements.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Undergraduate law students needing a systematic textbook for the Specific Part of Criminal Law course
Readers preparing for the bar exam or law graduate entrance exams to build a framework of offenses
Legal practitioners new to criminal practice outlining elements of specific crimes
Criminal law instructors seeking a teaching reference with complete structure and clear system

Not a good fit for

Zero-background non-law readers hoping to understand criminal law basics from one book
General readers expecting abundant real case stories and accessible interpretation
Scholars with deep criminal law foundations who only need specialized frontier research literature

Reading tips

First map the structural logic of the book's four parts, then select chapters according to course progress, avoiding equal effort across the whole book
When reading specific offenses, consult the criminal law provisions simultaneously and take notes comparing elements with statutory wording
After each chapter, self-test offense boundaries with brief cases to verify true mastery of elements rather than memorized conclusions
Use alongside a general-part textbook; when questions of criminal responsibility or forms of crime arise, refer back to general principles to form correspondences

About the publisher

Peking University Press China · Founded in 1979

Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.

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序
第一篇绪篇
第一章刑法分论概说
第一节刑法分论的概念与研究意义
第二节刑法分论的体系
第三节刑法分论的条文结构
第四节刑法分则条文的解释与适用
第二篇侵犯个人法益的犯罪
第二章侵犯公民人身权利、民主权利罪
第一节侵犯公民人身权利、民主权利罪概说
第二节侵犯公民生命、健康权利的犯罪
第三节侵犯妇女、儿童身心健康的犯罪
第四节侵犯公民人身自由的犯罪
第五节侵犯公民名誉、人格的犯罪
第六节侵犯公民民主权利的犯罪
第七节妨害婚姻家庭权利的犯罪
第三章侵犯财产罪
第一节侵犯财产罪概说
第二节暴力、胁迫型财产犯罪
第三节窃取、骗取型财产犯罪
第四节侵占、挪用型财产犯罪
第五节毁坏、破坏型财产犯罪
第三篇侵犯社会法益的犯罪
第四章危害公共安全罪
第一节危害公共安全罪概说
第二节以危险方法危害公共安全的犯罪
第三节破坏特殊对象的危害公共安全的犯罪
第四节以恐怖危险活动为内容的危害公共安全的犯罪
第五节以枪支、弹药、爆炸物、危险物质为对象的危害公共安全的犯罪
第六节遭致重大事故的危害公共安全的犯罪
第五章破坏社会主义市场经济秩序罪
第一节破坏社会主义市场经济秩序罪概说
第二节生产、销售伪劣商品罪
第三节走私罪
第四节妨害对公司、企业的管理秩序罪
第五节破坏金融管理秩序罪
第六节金融诈骗罪
第七节危害税收征管罪
第八节侵犯知识产权罪
第九节扰乱市场秩序罪
第六章妨害社会管理秩序罪
第一节妨害社会管理秩序罪概说
第二节扰乱公共秩序罪
第三节妨害司法罪
第四节妨害国（边）境管理罪
第五节妨害文物管理罪
第六节危害公共卫生罪
第七节破坏环境资源保护罪
第八节走私、贩卖、运输、制造毒品罪
第九节组织、强迫、引诱、容留、介绍卖淫罪
第十节制作、贩卖、传播淫秽物品罪
第四篇侵犯国家法益的犯罪
第七章危害国家安全罪
第一节危害国家安全罪概说
第二节背叛、叛乱、叛变、叛逃的犯罪
第三节颠覆、分裂国家的犯罪
第四节间谍、资敌的犯罪
第八章危害国防利益罪
第一节危害国防利益罪概说
第二节平时危害国防利益的犯罪
第三节战时危害国防利益的犯罪
第九章贪污贿赂罪
第一节贪污贿赂罪概说
第二节贪污犯罪
第三节贿赂犯罪
第十章渎职罪
第一节渎职罪概说
第二节一般国家机关工作人员的渎职犯罪
第三节司法工作人员的渎职犯罪
第四节特定机关工作人员的渎职犯罪
第十一章军人违反职责罪
第一节军人违反职责罪概说
第二节危害作战利益的犯罪
第三节违反部队管理秩序的犯罪
第四节危害军事秘密的犯罪
第五节危害部队物资保障的犯罪
第六节侵犯他人人身、财产权利的犯罪
后记

FAQ

How does this book differ from common general-plus-specific-part textbooks?

The biggest difference is structure. The book is divided into four parts rather than simply general and specific parts, with more detailed content arrangement and a more complete system. Readers can see more clearly the layered relationships among principles, crime constitution, criminal responsibility, punishment, and specific offenses, making it suitable for course study requiring an overall framework.

Can non-law readers read it directly?

Not recommended as an introductory book. It involves elements of crime, bases of criminal responsibility, and boundaries of specific offenses, requiring some foundation in the general part of criminal law. Non-law readers wanting criminal law basics should first read accessible introductions before considering this textbook.

Can it replace bar exam prep books?

Not entirely. This is a systematically complete textbook focused on systematic exposition of principles and offense elements, while bar prep books emphasize exam point summaries and test training. Examinees can use this book as a foundation for understanding the framework, then use prep materials and past exams to test mastery.

Do I need to consult statutes while reading?

Recommended. The core of specific-part study is the elements of specific crimes, and textbook formulations often correspond to statutory wording. Checking criminal law provisions while reading helps identify differences in element formulations and aids memory of offense boundaries, avoiding memorizing textbook conclusions without the normative text.

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About the author

黄明儒 Author

Huang Mingru is an author in the field of law, about whom public information is limited; the works available so far are concentrated in criminal law. Two of his works are included here, namely General Principles of Criminal Law and Specific Provisions of Criminal Law, which together form the general and specific parts of the criminal law system and are commonly classified under law. Judging from the titles and classification, his writing offers a systematic exposition of the basic theories of criminal law and of particular offenses, in the genre of a textbook or systematic treatise; it emphasizes the definition of concepts and the organization of norms rather than scattered essays. The two works are presented as a matched pair, showing the author's grasp of the overall framework of criminal law knowledge: the general part deals with principles and general institutions, while the specific part sets out the elements and application of various crimes. As no record has been found of his dates, nationality, education or positions, no inferences are made here; the brief note is confined to the subject matter and manner of exposition of his works for readers' reference.