Formalizing China’s armed police: the 2009 PAP Law

While the People’s Armed Police (PAP) has existed in China for over 26 years, the force’s operations, powers and duties have never been formally stipulated. On August 27, 2009, the People’s Armed Police Law was passed by the National People’s Congress. The PAP Law, which contains seven chapters and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wu, Yuning (Author)
Contributors: Sun, Ivan Y. ; Fichtelberg, Aaron
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2011, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 243-263
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Armed Police
Police Power
Public Security
Public Security Bureau
Regular Police