1. Criminal proceedings are the activities of statutory state organs (such as procuratorial organs and courts) to exercise the power of state punishment.
2. The use of state power in criminal proceedings is active, extensive and profound.
3. Criminal litigation is an interactive process in which the parties follow the procedural rules.
Criminal proceedings must be conducted in strict accordance with legal procedures.
5. Accurately, promptly and legally expose and confirm crimes in criminal proceedings.
6, a specific form of litigation in criminal proceedings.
7. China's Criminal Procedure Law requires that in addition to "punishing crimes", effective measures should be taken to "protect innocent people from criminal investigation" and "protect citizens' personal rights, democratic rights and other rights. "At the same time, the revised Criminal Procedure Law has also made the following new provisions in paying attention to the protection of human rights: allowing criminal suspects to hire lawyers to provide legal assistance in the investigation stage and entrust defenders to defend themselves in the prosecution stage; Expand the scope of people's courts to appoint defenders for defendants; Expand the scope of private prosecution cases, so that victims can enjoy a wide range of direct prosecution rights, and at the same time, locate victims as parties and give them basically the same litigation rights as defendants, thus effectively strengthening the protection of human rights of victims; The detention review system has been abolished, and the types, objects, conditions and deadlines of compulsory measures taken by public security and judicial organs have been scientifically and clearly defined. On the one hand, these provisions are conducive to the investigation of crimes, on the other hand, they also strengthen the protection of human rights of criminal suspects and defendants.
Legal basis:
Article 2 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): The task of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is to accurately and timely identify criminal facts, correctly apply the law, punish criminals, protect innocent people from criminal investigation, educate citizens to consciously abide by the law, actively fight against criminal acts, safeguard the socialist legal system, respect and protect human rights, and protect citizens' personal rights, property rights, democratic rights and other rights.