Chinese Cases

Selected real-world legal cases from the Chinese-speaking world, adapted into suspenseful courtroom drama novels.

The Rebellion Case of Li Zhen, Prince of Yue and Prefect of Cai
  1. The Rebellion Case of Li Zhen, Prince of Yue and Prefect of Cai
  2. Jurisdiction: Tang Dynasty (China) (688 AD (The fourth year of the Chuigong era))
  3. Original Case: 蔡州刺史、越王李贞谋反案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Li Dan (Emperor Ruizong of Tang)]]><![CDATA[Wu Zetian]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Li Zhen]]><![CDATA[Li Chong]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Wu Zetian]]>Investigators<![CDATA[Zhang Guangfu]]><![CDATA[Qu Chongyu]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[Wu Zetian]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Tang Dynasty Imperial Court]]><![CDATA[Secretariat of Empress Dowager Wu]]>
  5. Case Tags: Treason;Wu Zetian;Tang Dynasty Politics;Imperial Clan Purge
Wubi Input Method Patent Infringement Dispute
  1. Wubi Input Method Patent Infringement Dispute
  2. Jurisdiction: China (1992-1997)
  3. Original Case: 五笔字型专利侵权纠纷案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Southeast Technology Trading Corporation]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Beijing Wangma Computer Corporation]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[无]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Beijing Wangma Computer Corporation]]><![CDATA[Southeast Technology Trading Corporation]]><![CDATA[Beijing Intermediate People's Court]]><![CDATA[Beijing Higher People's Court]]>
  5. Case Tags: Patent Infringement;Intellectual Property Protection;Wubi Input Method;Software Copyright
Case of Vice Director Liu Yizhi of Fengge Resisting Imperial Envoy and Governor Wang Benli of Suzhou Being Granted Death
  1. Case of Vice Director Liu Yizhi of Fengge Resisting Imperial Envoy and Governor Wang Benli of Suzhou Being Granted Death
  2. Jurisdiction: Tang Dynasty China (687 AD)
  3. Original Case: 凤阁侍郎刘祎之拒捍制使肃州刺史王本立被赐死案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Liu Yizhi]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Liu Yizhi]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Wang Benli]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Wu Zetian]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Tang Dynasty Imperial Court]]>
  5. Case Tags: Imperial Power Conflict;Granted Death;Tang Dynasty Politics;Resisting Imperial Envoy
邓斌非法集资案
  1. 邓斌非法集资案
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国 (1991年至1994年)
  3. Original Case: 无锡新兴实业总公司非法集资案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[邓斌]]><![CDATA[李明]]><![CDATA[韩万隆]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[无]]>Institutions<![CDATA[无锡新兴实业总公司]]><![CDATA[北京兴隆实业总公司]]><![CDATA[无锡市中级人民法院]]>
  5. Case Tags: 非法集资;投机倒把罪;死刑案件;经济犯罪
太子中舍人刘濬违命不上劝进表长流岭南案
  1. 太子中舍人刘濬违命不上劝进表长流岭南案
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国（唐朝/武周） (公元690年)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[刘濬]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[武则天]]>Institutions<![CDATA[武周朝廷]]>
  4. Status or Result: 刘濬被认定违抗君命、不敬新朝，判处长流岭南，终身不得返乡。
  5. Case Tags: 古代政治犯;拒绝劝进;长流岭南;武周代唐
Bohai No. 2 Oil Rig Capsizing Case
  1. Bohai No. 2 Oil Rig Capsizing Case
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国 (1979年11月25日)
  3. Original Case: 渤海二号沉船事故案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[72 crew members of the Bohai No. 2 rig]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Song Zhenming]]><![CDATA[Wang Zhaozhu]]><![CDATA[Zhang Decheng]]><![CDATA[Lin Junzhi]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[State Council Investigation Team]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[无]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Ministry of Petroleum Industry]]><![CDATA[Ocean Petroleum Exploration Bureau]]><![CDATA[State Council of China]]>
  5. Case Tags: 重大责任事故;行政问责;海洋石油安全;经济赔偿
杭州於潜令王基之女王婉12岁出嫁大理评事郭诲案
  1. 杭州於潜令王基之女王婉12岁出嫁大理评事郭诲案
  2. Jurisdiction: 唐朝中国 (唐朝)
  3. Original Case: 王婉出嫁案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[王婉]]>Defendants<![CDATA[郭诲]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[无]]>Institutions<![CDATA[大理寺]]>
  5. Case Tags: 未成年人婚姻;童婚;女性法律地位;婚姻效力
The 1959 Special Amnesty of War Criminals Case
  1. The 1959 Special Amnesty of War Criminals Case
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国 (1959年12月4日)
  3. Original Case: 特赦战犯案（含溥仪、杜聿明等）
  4. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[爱新觉罗·溥仪]]><![CDATA[杜聿明]]><![CDATA[王耀武]]><![CDATA[宋希濂]]><![CDATA[郑庭笈]]><![CDATA[曾扩情]]><![CDATA[陈长捷]]><![CDATA[邱行湘]]><![CDATA[杨伯涛]]><![CDATA[卢浚泉]]><![CDATA[周振强]]><![CDATA[伪满洲国战犯]]><![CDATA[国民党战犯]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[中华人民共和国最高人民检察院]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[中华人民共和国最高人民法院]]>Institutions<![CDATA[中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会常务委员会]]><![CDATA[中华人民共和国最高人民法院]]><![CDATA[中华人民共和国最高人民检察院]]><![CDATA[公安部]]><![CDATA[抚顺战犯管理所]]><![CDATA[北京功德林战犯管理所]]>
  5. Case Tags: 赦免;战犯;劳动改造;历史政治案件
柳州司马徐敬业扬州谋反案
  1. 柳州司马徐敬业扬州谋反案
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国 (684年)
  3. Original Case: 徐敬业扬州叛乱
  4. Victims<![CDATA[武则天]]>Defendants<![CDATA[徐敬业]]><![CDATA[骆宾王]]><![CDATA[徐敬猷]]><![CDATA[唐之奇]]><![CDATA[杜求仁]]><![CDATA[魏思温]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[武则天]]>Institutions<![CDATA[武周朝廷]]><![CDATA[大唐中兴军]]>
  5. Case Tags: 古代政治叛乱;武则天时期;唐初宗室功臣案;骆宾王讨武檄文
Japanese War Criminals Trial (Taiyuan and Shenyang)
  1. Japanese War Criminals Trial (Taiyuan and Shenyang)
  2. Jurisdiction: China (June 1956 (Shenyang: June 9-19, 1956; Taiyuan: June 10-20, 1956))
  3. Original Case: Trial of Japanese War Criminals by the Special Military Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court of China
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Chinese civilians and soldiers]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Suzuki Keiku]]><![CDATA[Fujita Shigeru]]><![CDATA[Uesaka Masaru]]><![CDATA[Sasa Shinnosuke]]><![CDATA[Nagashima Isamu]]><![CDATA[Funaki Kenjiro]]><![CDATA[Unno Shintaro]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Li Pushan]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Xu Ping]]>Judges<![CDATA[Jia Qian]]><![CDATA[Zhu Yaotang]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Special Military Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court]]><![CDATA[Supreme People's Procuratorate of China]]>
  5. Case Tags: War Crimes Trial;Historical Justice;Sino-Japanese Relations;Crimes Against Humanity
南阳白水人处士张潜葬妻案
  1. 南阳白水人处士张潜葬妻案
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国 (唐朝中期)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[张潜妻]]>Defendants<![CDATA[张潜]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[白水里正]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[县尉]]>Institutions<![CDATA[唐大理寺]]><![CDATA[白水县衙]]>
  4. Case Tags: 唐律疏议;丧葬礼法;华人案;唐代刑法
刘青山、张子善贪污案
  1. 刘青山、张子善贪污案
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国 (1951年底至1952年2月10日)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[刘青山]]><![CDATA[张子善]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[无]]>Institutions<![CDATA[中国共产党中央委员会]]><![CDATA[河北省人民法院]]><![CDATA[最高人民法院]]>
  4. Case Tags: 贪污案;死刑案件;三反运动;新中国反腐第一案
朝散大夫张良命儿媳晋氏改嫁孙氏案
  1. 朝散大夫张良命儿媳晋氏改嫁孙氏案
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国 (唐朝)
  3. Original Case: 张良命儿媳晋氏改嫁孙氏案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[晋氏]]>Defendants<![CDATA[张良]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[晋氏]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[无]]>Institutions<![CDATA[无]]>
  5. Case Tags: 古代婚姻案;家族伦理案;唐律疏议案;强制改嫁案
Ma Jiajue Case
  1. Ma Jiajue Case
  2. Jurisdiction: China (February 2004)
  3. Original Case: 马加爵案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Tang Xueli]]><![CDATA[Shao Ruijie]]><![CDATA[Yang Kaihong]]><![CDATA[Gong Bo]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Ma Jiajue]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Zhao Yao]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Dao Wenbing]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Kunming Intermediate People's Court]]><![CDATA[Kunming Municipal Public Security Bureau]]><![CDATA[Yunnan University]]>
  5. Case Tags: Mass Murder;Campus Crime;Death Penalty;Psychological Motivation
张潜两妻案
  1. 张潜两妻案
  2. Jurisdiction: 唐朝·中国 (唐代（具体年份不详）)
  3. Original Case: 南阳白水人处士张潜两妻案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[南阳郡守]]>Institutions<![CDATA[南阳郡衙]]>
  5. Status or Result: 南阳郡守采信张潜门人所证遗言，判定张潜与先妻合葬，后妻之子诉求被驳回。
  6. Case Tags: 合葬权纠纷;嫡庶之争;遗嘱效力;唐代婚姻法
Nie Shubin Case
  1. Nie Shubin Case
  2. Jurisdiction: China (August 1994)
  3. Original Case: 聂树斌案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Kang Juhua]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Nie Shubin]]><![CDATA[Wang Shujin]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Kang Zhanjun]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Zhang Jinghe]]><![CDATA[Li Shuting]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Zhao Yanxi]]><![CDATA[Hu Yunteng]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Public Security Bureau]]><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court]]><![CDATA[Hebei Higher People's Court]]><![CDATA[Supreme People's Court of China]]>
  5. Case Tags: Wrongful Conviction;Death Penalty Miscarriage of Justice;Criminal Retrial;Nie Shubin Case
Case of Cao Lushan v. Li Shaojin over Silk Loan
  1. Case of Cao Lushan v. Li Shaojin over Silk Loan
  2. Jurisdiction: Tang Dynasty, China (present-day Turpan, Xinjiang) (Around 669 AD (Zongzhang era, Emperor Gaozong of Tang))
  3. Original Case: The Case of Chang'an Sogdian Merchant Cao Lushan Suing Han Chinese Li Shaojin for Return of Silk Principal and Interest Borrowed by His Brother Cao Yanyan
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Cao Yanyan]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Li Shaojin]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Cao Lushan]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[None]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Gaochang County Government, Tang Dynasty]]><![CDATA[Anxi Protectorate]]>
  5. Case Tags: Tang Dynasty Debt Case;Silk Road Commerce Law;Ancient Chinese Civil Procedure;Sogdian Diaspora Justice
佘祥林案
  1. 佘祥林案
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国湖北省京山县 (1994年)
  3. Original Case: 佘祥林故意杀人案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[无名女尸]]>Defendants<![CDATA[佘祥林]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[潘余均]]><![CDATA[韩友平]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[周峰]]><![CDATA[张成茂]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[朱源英]]>Institutions<![CDATA[京山县公安局]]><![CDATA[京山县人民法院]]><![CDATA[京山县人民检察院]]>
  5. Case Tags: 冤假错案;刑讯逼供;杀妻冤案;国家赔偿
Case of Left Guard General Gao Zhenxing and Vice Minister of Revenue Gao Shenxing Killing the Crown Prince's Steward Gao Qi with Swords
  1. Case of Left Guard General Gao Zhenxing and Vice Minister of Revenue Gao Shenxing Killing the Crown Prince's Steward Gao Qi with Swords
  2. Jurisdiction: Tang Dynasty China (Yonghui era, reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (approx. 650–655 AD))
  3. Original Case: 左卫将军高真行、户部侍郎高审行以刀杀太子典膳丞高岐案
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Gao Qi]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Gao Zhenxing]]><![CDATA[Gao Shenxing]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Emperor Gaozong of Tang]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Tang Imperial Court]]>
  5. Case Tags: Familial Homicide;Tang Dynasty Law;Clan Violence;Imperial Adjudication
孙志刚案
  1. 孙志刚案
  2. Jurisdiction: 中国 (2003年3月17日至20日)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[孙志刚]]>Defendants<![CDATA[乔燕琴]]><![CDATA[李海婴]]><![CDATA[钟辽国]]><![CDATA[周利伟]]><![CDATA[张明君]]><![CDATA[吕二鹏]]><![CDATA[李龙生]]><![CDATA[韦延良]]><![CDATA[何家庆]]><![CDATA[李文星]]><![CDATA[胡金艳]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[孙禄松]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[无]]>Institutions<![CDATA[广州市收容遣送中转站]]><![CDATA[广州市公安局天河区分局]]><![CDATA[广州市中级人民法院]]>
  4. Case Tags: 收容遣送制度;故意伤害致人死亡;违宪审查讨论;法治里程碑