中國根據(jù)經(jīng)濟(jì)社會發(fā)展變化的實(shí)際，適時對刑法進(jìn)行修改和解釋，不斷完善刑事法律制度。2011年2月通過的刑法修正案(八)對刑法作了比較重大的修改，取消了13個經(jīng)濟(jì)性非暴力犯罪的死刑，占中國刑法死刑罪名的19.1%；完善了對未成年人和年滿75周歲的老年人從寬處理以及非監(jiān)禁刑執(zhí)行方式的法律規(guī)定；把不支付勞動報酬嚴(yán)重侵犯勞動者合法權(quán)益的行為、醉酒駕駛機(jī)動車等危險駕駛行為，規(guī)定為犯罪；加大了對一些侵犯公民人身自由、生命健康等犯罪行為的懲處力度，進(jìn)一步完善了中國刑事法律制度，加強(qiáng)了對人權(quán)的保護(hù)，體現(xiàn)了中國社會文明的發(fā)展和國家民主法治的進(jìn)步。
訴訟與非訴訟程序法。訴訟與非訴訟程序法是規(guī)范解決社會糾紛的訴訟活動與非訴訟活動的法律規(guī)范。訴訟法律制度是規(guī)范國家司法活動解決社會糾紛的法律規(guī)范，非訴訟程序法律制度是規(guī)范仲裁機(jī)構(gòu)或者人民調(diào)解組織解決社會糾紛的法律規(guī)范。截至2011年8月底，中國已制定了訴訟與非訴訟程序法方面的法律10部。
In the light of the actual situation brought about by economic and social development, China promptly revises and interprets its Criminal Law in an effort to improve the criminal legal system. Amendment VIII to the Criminal Law, passed in February 2011, made major revisions of the previous Criminal Law. It eliminates capital punishment for 13 non-violent economic-related offences, thus reducing the number of crimes subject to the death penalty by 19.1 percent; it improves legal provisions that give more lenient punishment and non-custodial penalties to minors and elderly people who have reached the age of 75; it stipulates that refusing to pay wages, seriously infringing upon the legal rights and interests of laborers, and drunk driving are criminal offences; it gives harsher punishment for criminal offences in violation of citizens' personal freedom, life and health. All this has improved China's criminal justice system, strengthened the protection of human rights, reflecting the development of China's social civilization and progress in the spheres of democracy and rule of law.
Litigation and Non-litigation Procedure Laws. These are laws giving standard solutions to various litigation and non-litigation activities arising from social disputes. The litigation system aims to regulate the state's judicial activities in settling social disputes, and the non-litigation system aims to regulate arbitration agencies and people's mediation organizations in settling social disputes. By the end of August 2011 China had enacted ten laws in the fields of litigation and non-litigation procedure.
中國制定了刑事訴訟法，規(guī)定一切公民在適用法律上一律平等，人民法院、人民檢察院分別獨(dú)立行使審判權(quán)、檢察權(quán)，人民法院、人民檢察院、公安機(jī)關(guān)分工負(fù)責(zé)、互相配合、互相制約，保證犯罪嫌疑人、被告人獲得辯護(hù)，未經(jīng)人民法院依法判決，對任何人不得確定有罪等刑事訴訟的基本原則和制度，并規(guī)定了管轄、回避、辯護(hù)、證據(jù)、強(qiáng)制措施、偵查、起訴、審判、執(zhí)行等制度和程序，有效保證了刑法的正確實(shí)施，保護(hù)了公民的人身權(quán)利、財產(chǎn)權(quán)利、民主權(quán)利和其他權(quán)利，保障了社會主義建設(shè)事業(yè)的順利進(jìn)行。
中國制定了民事訴訟法，確立當(dāng)事人有平等的訴訟權(quán)利、根據(jù)自愿和合法的原則進(jìn)行調(diào)解、公開審判、兩審終審等民事訴訟的基本原則和制度，明確了訴訟當(dāng)事人的訴訟權(quán)利和訴訟義務(wù)，規(guī)范了證據(jù)制度，規(guī)定了第一審普通程序、第二審程序、簡易程序、特別程序、審判監(jiān)督程序等民事審判程序，還對執(zhí)行程序、強(qiáng)制執(zhí)行措施作了明確規(guī)定。
China's Criminal Procedure Law stipulates the basic system and principles of criminal procedures. For instance, the law applies equally to all citizens; the people's courts and people's procuratorates exercise judicial authority and procuratorial powers independently; the people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs divide their responsibilities, coordinate their efforts and check each other; ensure that criminal suspects and defendants obtain defense; and no one shall be convicted without a court decision. It also specifies the procedures such as jurisdiction, withdrawal, defense, evidence, enforcement measures, investigation, prosecution, trial and execution, which effectively guarantee the correct application of the Criminal Law, protect the personal, property, democratic and other rights of citizens so as to ensure the smooth progress of the cause of socialism.
China's Civil Procedure Law stipulates the following basic principles and system: the parties to civil litigation shall have equal litigation rights; mediation shall be conducted for the parties on a voluntary and lawful basis; the court shall follow the system of public trial and the court of second instance being that of last instance. It makes clear the litigation rights and obligations of the parties concerned, the use of evidence, the civil trial procedures such as ordinary procedure of first instance, procedure of second instance, summary procedure, special procedure, procedure for trial supervision, and procedure of execution and enforcement execution measures.
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