With the continuous improvement of criminal procedural legislation,its codification has become the main trend for future development.In response to the needs of the times,the criminal procedure Law will also undergo its fourth amendment,which is an important chance towards codification.Starting from the perspectives of a comprehensive system of codified criminal procedural laws,logical consistency,and deficiencies remedy,this amendment can not only improve ex-isting legislative norms but also focus on three aspects:trial-centered reform,distinctions of complex and simple criminal procedures and systematic construction of special procedures.The reformation of the trial-centralism,the amendment should put emphasis on adjusting the foundational principles such as the presumption of innocence,the principle of direct speech and the structure of procedural system.Divergence of complexity and simplicity of the criminal procedures necessi-tates optimizing the specific application of the system of leniency for pleading guilty and acceptance of punishment through aspects like sentencing negotiation procedures,voluntary reviews,and the participation of duty lawyers.Based on the ex-ploration of general principles,the systematic construction of special procedures should further clarify and improve the rela-tionships between procedures in terms of forms,logical structures,and content.
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