Supreme People's Procuratorate

The Supreme People's Procuratorate also translated as the "Prosecutor General's Office" (Chinese: 最高人民检察院; pinyin: Zuìgāo Rénmín Jiǎncháyuàn) is the highest national level agency responsible for both prosecution and investigation in the People's Republic of China. Except for cases investigated by the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR,[1] Hong Kong and Macau, as special administrative regions, have their own separate legal systems, based on common law traditions and Portuguese legal traditions respectively, and are out of the jurisdiction of the SPP.

Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国最高人民检察院
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Zuìgāo Rénmín Jiǎncháyuàn
Emblem of the Office of the People's Prosecutor General of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
Formed27 September 1954
Preceding agency
  • Supreme People's Prosecutor's Office
HeadquartersBeijing
Agency executive
Websitehttp://www.spp.gov.cn/

The office of the Procurator or Prosecutor General is influenced by similar institutions (public procurator) in both Japan and Socialist legal systems, and finds equivalence in most civil law systems, which often use an inquisitorial system. Its direct predecessor institution in China is the Procuratorial Office of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China, which in turn is descended from the Procuratorial Office of the Dali Yuan of the late Qing Dynasty.

The current Prosecutor-General of the People's Republic of China is Zhang Jun.

List of Prosecutors-General of the SPP

Expert committees

The Supreme People's Procuratorate has a number of committees appointed to assist it with its work in various fields.

Expert Committee on Civil Administrative Litigation Supervision

This committee was formed on 29 July 2018. It is composed of experts from academia, the legal profession, the judiciary and other areas.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". Article 56,  of 1 July 2020. National People's Congress.
  2. http://www.spp.gov.cn/tt/201807/t20180729_386409.shtml.


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