2015年CRI China's Revised Criminal Law Takes Effect
时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:2015CRI中国国际广播电台
Under the new amendments 2, those convicted of abusing a child or an elderly person can face up to 3-years in prison, a move many here in China are applauding.
"Laws are supposed to protect the disadvantaged. Everyone will get old, and most people can have a child. It's most people's hope that our children and parents can live in peace. I think this ammendment to the law goes a long way toward achieving that."
Abuse cases have been gaining more noteriety here in China the past few years, notably 3 among children.
In a case just this past month, a kindergarten teacher in Henan was drummed out of her job after it was discovered she was forcing the children in her class to pose nude 4 for photos.
But while these cases almost always ignite public outrage 5, under the previous rules, most of the offenders 6 would only end up losing their jobs or facing no more than administrative 7 penalties.
Legal expert Ruan Qilin says the revision to the law has come at the right time, as society is beginning to change in China.
"Given that more and more Chinese will have to entrust 8 public institutions to take care of their children and parents in the future due to their busy schedules, the timing 9 of the amendment 1 is significant."
The ammendments to the Criminal Law, first adopted in August, also includes tougher punishments for those found cheating on state-level exams.
Instead of those found cheating having their scores invalidated, the new rules also include the possiblity of jail time.
Li Shishi is head of the National People's Congress Standing 10 Committee's Legislative 11 affairs division.
"Those who hire substitutes to sit exams for them or organize or facilitate cheating, such as providing cheating devices, substitute test-takers or leaking and spreading exam content will face criminal charges."
Under the new law, students caught hiring test-takers may end up spending time behind bars.
Those who set up ways to people to cheat could be hit with up to 7-years in prison.
These rules only apply to state-level exams such as the national college entrance exam and the national public servant exam.
Meanwhile, the new changes to the Criminal Law also include heavier penalties for those caught spreading false information through social media.
Anyone found knowingly passing along false information through Weibo and Wechat can now face up to 7-years in prison.
This is up from the 3-year maximum set in 2013 by the Supreme 12 People's Court.
Under the rules, microbloggers who knowingly post false or unverified claims which are viewed either 5-thousand times or forwarded 500-times can be sent to jail.
At the same time, the revised law now also lists the sexual assault of men as a crime, while the previous crime of sex with an underage prostitutes has been repealed 13 and reclassified as rape 14, bringing with it tougher sentencing guidelines for those convicted.
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
- The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
- Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
- Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席,特别是连班长也没来。
- A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小,一头银发,每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。
- It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
- She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
- Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
- Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
- I couldn't entrust my children to strangers.我不能把孩子交给陌生人照看。
- They can be entrusted to solve major national problems.可以委托他们解决重大国家问题。
- The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
- The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- The Labour Party repealed the Act. 工党废除了那项法令。
- The legislature repealed the unpopular Rent Act. 立法机关废除了不得人心的租借法案。