中华人民共和国刑法-英文版

CriminalLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(AdoptedattheSecondSessionoftheFifthNationalPeople'sCongressonJuly1,1979;revisedattheFifthSessionoftheEighthNationalPeople'sCongressonMarch14,1997andpromulgatedbyOrderNo.83ofthePresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaonMarch14,1997)ContentsPartOneGeneralProvisionsChapterITheAim,BasicPrinciplesandScopeofApplicationoftheCriminalLawChapterIICrimesSection1CrimesandCriminalResponsibilitySection2PreparationforaCrime,CriminalAttemptandDiscontinuationofaCrimeSection3JointCrimesSection4CrimesCommittedbyaUnitChapterIIIPunishmentsSection1TypesofPunishmentsSection2PublicSurveillanceSection3CriminalDetentionSection4Fixed-termImprisonmentandLifeImprisonmentSection5TheDeathPenaltySection6FinesSection7DeprivationofPoliticalRightsSection8ConfiscationofPropertyChapterIVTheConcreteApplicationofPunishmentsSection1SentencingSection2RecidivistsSection3VoluntarySurrenderandMeritoriousPerformanceSection4CombinedPunishmentforSeveralCrimesSection5SuspensionofSentenceSection6CommutationofPunishmentSection7ParoleSection8LimitationChapterVOtherProvisionsPartTwoSpecificProvisionsChapterICrimesofEndangeringNationalSecurityChapterIICrimesofEndangeringPublicSecurityChapterIIICrimesofDisruptingtheOrderoftheSocialistMarketEconomySection1CrimesofProducingandMarketingFakeorSubstandardCommoditiesSection2CrimesofSmugglingSection3CrimesofDisruptingtheOrderofAdministrationofCompaniesandEnterprisesSection4CrimesofDisruptingtheOrderofFinancialAdministrationSection5CrimesofFinancialFraudSection6CrimesofJeopardizingAdministrationofTaxCollectionSection7CrimesofInfringingonIntellectualPropertyRightsSection8CrimesofDisruptingMarketOrderChapterIVCrimesofInfringinguponCitizens'RightofthePersonandDemocraticRightsChapterVCrimesofPropertyViolationChapterVICrimesofObstructingtheAdministrationofPublicOrderSection1CrimesofDisturbingPubicOrderSection2CrimesofImpairingJudicialAdministrationSection3CrimesAgainstControlofNationalBorder(Frontier)Section4CrimesAgainstControlofCulturalRelicsSection5CrimesofImpairingPublicHealthSection6CrimesofImpairingtheProtectionofEnvironmentandResourcesSection7CrimesofSmuggling,Traffickingin,TransportingandManufacturingNarcoticDrugsSection8CrimesofOrganizing,Forcing,Luring,ShelteringorProcuringOtherPersonstoEngageinProstitutionSection9CrimesofProducing,Selling,DisseminatingPornographicMaterialsChapterVIICrimesofImpairingtheInterestsofNationalDefenceChapterVIIICrimesofEmbezzlementandBriberyChapterIXCrimesofDerelictionofDutyChapterXCrimesofServicemen'sTransgressionofDutiesChapterXISupplementaryProvisionsPartOneGeneralProvisionsChapterITheAim,BasicPrinciplesandScopeofApplicationoftheCriminalLawArticle1Inordertopunishcrimesandprotectthepeople,thisLawisenactedonthebasisoftheConstitutionandinthelightoftheconcreteexperiencesandactualcircumstancesinChina'sfightagainstcrimes.Article2TheaimoftheCriminalLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaistousecriminalpunishmentstofightagainstallcriminalactsinordertosafeguardsecurityoftheState,todefendtheStatepowerofthepeople'sdemocraticdictatorshipandthesocialistsystem,toprotectpropertyownedbytheState,andpropertycollectivelyownedbytheworkingpeopleandpropertyprivatelyownedbycitizens,toprotectcitizens'rightsofthepersonandtheirdemocraticandotherrights,tomaintainpublicandeconomicorder,andtoensurethesmoothprogressofsocialistconstruction.Article3Foractsthatareexplicitlydefinedascriminalactsinlaw,theoffendersshallbeconvictedandpunishedinaccordancewithlaw;otherwise,theyshallnotbeconvictedorpunished.Article4Thelawshallbeequallyappliedtoanyonewhocommitsacrime.Nooneshallhavetheprivilegeoftranscendingthelaw.Article5Thedegreeofpunishmentshallbecommensuratewiththecrimecommittedandthecriminalresponsibilitytobebornebytheoffender.Article6ThisLawshallbeapplicabletoanyonewhocommitsacrimewithintheterritoryandterritorialwatersandspaceofthePeople'srepublicofChina,exceptasotherwisespecificallyprovidedbylaw.ThisLawshallalsobeapplicabletoanyonewhocommitsacrimeonboardashiporaircraftofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.IfacriminalactoritsconsequencetakesplacewithintheterritoryorterritorialwatersorspaceofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,thecrimeshallbedeemedtohavebeencommittedwithintheterritoryandterritorialwatersandspaceofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Article7ThisLawshallbeapplicabletoanycitizenofthePeople'sRepublicofChinawhocommitsacrimeprescribedinthisLawoutsidetheterritoryandterritorialwatersandspaceofthePeople'sRepublicofChina;however,ifthemaximumpunishmenttobeimposedisfixed-termimprisonmentofnotmorethanthreeyearsasstipulatedinthisLaw,hemaybeexemptedfromtheinvestigationforhiscriminalresponsibility.ThisLawshallbeapplicabletoanyStatefunctionaryorservicemanwhocommitsacrimeprescribedinthisLawoutsidetheterritoryandterritorialwatersandspaceofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Article8ThisLawmaybeapplicabletoanyforeignerwhocommitsacrimeoutsidetheterritoryandterritorialwatersandspaceofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaagainsttheStateofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaoragainstanyofitscitizens,ifforthatcrimethisLawprescribesaminimumpunishmentoffix