On September 27, the 2025 Annual Seminar on "Criminal Justice and Protective Measures" hosted by the Juvenile Justice Professional Committee of the Chinese Criminal Procedure Law Research Association was successfully held in Hangzhou, with the collaboration of the Research Center for Juvenile Prosecution at Beijing Normal University and other institutions. More than 100 representatives from universities and research institutions such as Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, China University of Political Science and Law, Zhejiang University, Xiamen University, Wuhan University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Northwest University of Political Science and Law, and the National Judges College, as well as practitioners from the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and public security judicial authorities from over 10 provinces and cities across the country attended the seminar.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was chaired by Professor He Ting, Vice Dean of the Law School at Beijing Normal University and Deputy Director of the Juvenile Justice Professional Committee of the China Criminal Procedure Law Research Association.

Tang Ruikang, Vice President of Hangzhou Normal University (in charge of daily administrative work), Feng Renqiang, Vice Chairman of the Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Jing Dali, President of the China Criminal Procedure Law Research Association, delivered speeches.

The conference was divided into keynote speeches and thematic discussions, where experts and scholars from the theoretical and practical fields of law across the country engaged in in-depth discussions on the theme of "Criminal Justice and Protective Measures."

Keynote speeches

The keynote report session was chaired by Yu Xiaomin, a second-level senior prosecutor from the Zhejiang Provincial People's Procuratorate.

Xian Jie, Director of the Juvenile Procuratorial Department of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, delivered a keynote report entitled "Procuratorial Practice of Criminal Justice and Protective Measures"; Cai Jinfang, Deputy Director of the First Civil Division of the Supreme People's Court, delivered a keynote report entitled "Looking at the Current Prevention and Governance of Juvenile Delinquency from the Perspective of Juvenile Criminal Case Trials"; and Professor Song Yinghui, Director of the Juvenile Procuratorial Research Center and Director of the Juvenile Justice Professional Committee of Beijing Normal University, delivered a keynote report entitled "Basic Issues in the Connection between Criminal Justice, Administrative Penalties and Protective Measures".

The subsequent discussion session was moderated by Professor Shao Shao of the Shen Junru Law School at Hangzhou Normal University.

Wang Minyuan, Professor of Guanghua Law School of Zhejiang University, Gao Weijian, Dean and Professor of the Institute of Juvenile Justice of East China University of Political Science and Law, and Cheng Lei, Vice Dean and Professor of the Law School of Renmin University of China, participated in the discussion.

Thematic Seminar 1: Basic Issues of Criminal Justice and Protective Measures

The first thematic seminar was chaired by Professor Liu Xuemin of the Law School, Xiamen University.

An Qi, Associate Professor of the Law School at Yunnan Minzu University; Cheng Jie, Associate Professor of the Law School at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Yan Zemin, Lecturer at the School of Criminal Justice at China University of Political Science and Law; Liu Lingyue, Lecturer at the School of Criminal Law at Northwest University of Political Science and Law; Yuan Ziteng, Doctoral Candidate at the Law School at Chongqing University; and Liu Yingqi, Doctoral Candidate at the Law School at Beijing Normal University, delivered keynote speeches on the following topics: "Normative Competition and Hierarchical Construction of Protective Measures for Minors"; "Functional Examination and Application Suggestions for Administrative Detention of Minors"; "The Relationship and Developmental Interaction between the Age of Criminal Responsibility and the Treatment System for Juvenile Offenders—Taking the British Experience as a Reference"; "On the Basic Connotation and Application Requirements of Special Protection"; "Graded Treatment of Juvenile Offenders: Theoretical Origins, Empirical Examination, and Path Selection"; and "From Criminal Detention to Protective Measures: The Proper Concept for Safeguarding the Personal Freedom of Minors".

The subsequent discussion session was moderated by Wang Zhenhui, Vice Dean and Professor of the Institute of Procedural Law at China University of Political Science and Law.

Zhao Junfu, a second-level senior judge of the First Civil Division of the Supreme People's Court, Wang Guangcong, the chief prosecutor of the Juvenile Procuratorate of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and Yu Liang, a professor at the Law School of Beijing Technology and Business University, held a discussion.

Thematic Seminar 2: Applicable Procedures, Mechanisms, and Social Support for Protective Measures

The second thematic seminar was chaired by Professor Xi Wei of the Law School of Anhui Normal University.

Cong Lin, Acting Chief Prosecutor of the People's Procuratorate of Pujiang County, Sichuan Province; Li Jiaqing, Assistant Judge of the Juvenile Court of the Intermediate People's Court of Xingtai City, Hebei Province ; Wu Gaofei, Research Specialist of the People's Procuratorate of Rudong County, Jiangsu Province ; Cai Chang, Assistant Judge of the People's Court of Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality; Kong Lingwei, Senior Partner and Director of the Executive Committee of Zhejiang Jiuduan Law Firm; Li Shengjie, Director of the Liangzhu Procuratorial Office of the People's Procuratorate of Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province; and Shen Meng'er, Member of the Party Group and Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the People's Procuratorate of Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, delivered keynote speeches on the following topics: "The Application of Social Investigation in Special Education: Theoretical Basis, Practical Norms and Optimization Paths," "Construction of Social Observation Mechanism for Juvenile Offenders," "On the Specific Construction of the Application Procedure for Protective Measures for Juvenile Offenders," "Research on the Institutional Construction of the Compulsory Effect of Family Education Guidance," "The Connection between Crime Prevention and Primary and Secondary School Education," "Research on the Practical Dilemmas and Path Optimization of the Protective Measures System," and "Practical Exploration and Review of Graded Intervention for Juvenile Offenders."

Following this, Zheng Weimei, Director and Professor of the Department of Criminal Trial at the National Judges College, moderated the discussion session.

Lei Xiaozheng, a professor at the Law School of Hainan University, and Ren Wenqi, a professor at the School of Civil Affairs of Shanghai Open University, held a discussion.

Thematic Seminar 3: Application and Improvement of Specific Measures for Protection and Disciplinary Actions

The third thematic seminar was co-chaired by Hu Ming, Dean and Professor of the Guanghua Law School of Zhejiang University, and Qian Wenjie, Director of the Procedural Law Teaching and Research Section of the Shen Junru Law School of Hangzhou Normal University.

Sun Ruochen, lecturer at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, North China Electric Power University; Jin Qin, lecturer at Zhejiang Police Vocational College; Zhou Zirui, doctoral candidate at the Collaborative Center for Judicial Civilization, China University of Political Science and Law; Li Jinling, judicial assistant at the Wuping County People's Court, Fujian Province; Wang Lida, lecturer at the Department of Law, School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology; and Tan Yiyao, doctoral candidate at the Law School, Central South University, delivered keynote speeches on the following topics: "Improving the Treatment Measures for Juvenile Offenders in China: Introducing Social Protective Measures," "A Study on the Causes and Interventions of General Undesirable Behaviors of Minors under the Concept of Responsive Legislation," "Special Correctional Education: Reform Reflections and Prospects for Judicialization," "Preventing 'Management Instead of Education': A Study on the Legal Path of Special Correctional Education for Minors," "A Multidimensional Comparison and Applicable Relationship between Correctional Education and Public Security Administration Punishments," and "A Study on the Functional Positioning and Procedural Application of Special Schools for Minors."

Following this, Li Jing, Director of the Teaching Evaluation and Discipline Development Department and Associate Professor at Beijing Police Academy, moderated the discussion session.

Yuan Ningning, associate professor at the Institute for Human Rights Studies of China University of Political Science and Law, and Yin Lingran, associate professor at the School of Criminal Justice of China University of Political Science and Law, held a discussion.

Closing Ceremony

The closing ceremony was presided over by Professor Song Zhijun, Professor of the School of Criminal Law and Deputy Director of the Juvenile Justice Professional Committee of Northwest University of Political Science and Law.

Finally, He Ting, Vice Dean of the Law School and Deputy Director of the Juvenile Justice Professional Committee of Beijing Normal University, and Wang Hongfei, Dean and Professor of the Shen Junru Law School of Hangzhou Normal University, summarized the seminar.

Refer to the conference summary: https://newspaper.jcrb.com/2025/20251021/20251021_003/20251021_003_1.htm