During the Spring Festival, a popular law film "Article 20" broke out of the encirclement. This film directed by Zhang Yimou has been released for 9 days, and the total box office has exceeded 1.4 billion. "Article 20", which has a lot of stamina and has achieved "reversal" many times, has not only become a dark horse at the box office, but also triggered a round of national discussion on social justice.
It can be said that the release of this legal-themed movie accurately hit the simple emotions in the hearts of the majority of audiences and triggered people's instinctive thinking about fairness and justice. Hidden by the gag comedy shell, the audience was amused and "cried" by this popular law film, and also made a social consensus clear in laughter and tears:It is acceptable that there is a price to be paid for the pursuit of justice, but it is not possible to let the good ** blood and tears.
Article 20" promotional poster Source: The official Weibo of the movie "Article 20".
The "sleeping clause" has been awakened, and how many detours ordinary people have to take in the pursuit of justice
The title of the film, Article 20, is taken from Article 20 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China on legitimate defense. The film takes the perspective of realistic themes and small people as the incision, and "legitimate defense" is the key word throughout the narrative of the filmThe boundary between "justifiable defense" and "intentional injury" is **. With the clarity of this boundary, the film artistically presents the process of the legal provisions of justifiable defense from "sleeping" to "activating".
Article 20" promotional poster Source: The official Weibo of the movie "Article 20".
Since China's Criminal Law in 1979 had clear provisions on the legitimate defense system, the handling of relevant cases can be handled correctly and properly in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law. However, in practice, the application of the justifiable defense system should not only be avoided from being too strict, but also ensure that it is not improper. In the case of death or injury in a case, the causes and evidence are complex, and the concept and environment of "death is great" and "death is the case" and the environment often have an impact and pressure on the case-handling personnel. Article 20 of the Criminal Law was once jokingly referred to as the "zombie clause".
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In the movie, under the pull of love and law, prosecutor Han Ming's heart is also growing, and he begins to think about the true meaning of the law, and finally, he comes to his own conclusionThe law should make it more expensive for bad people to commit crimes, not more expensive for good people to do it.
From a judicial point of view, Article 20 once again sends a signal to the audience from an artistic perspective that the state supports legitimate defense and encourages righteous and courageous acts. Looking back at China's interpretation of "justifiable defense", it can be clearly and clearly seen that the accurate application of the Criminal Law's provisions on justifiable defense (Article 20) has been continuously activated in practice.
Behind the judicial progress is the promotion of judicial practice again and again such as the Yu Huan case and the Kunshan anti-homicide case. In recent years, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has led and guided the Kunshan anti-homicide case, the Fujian Zhao Yu case, the Laiyuan anti-homicide case, the Hangzhou Sheng Chunping case, and other legitimate defense cases with a relatively large social impact, all of which have been accurately handled in accordance with the law.
In the movie "Article 20", one of the prototypes of the case reference "Kunshan Anti-Homicide Case", the picture shows a screenshot of the program "Today's Statement".
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As the movie line says, "The law cannot give way to the lawless". The ending of the movie is not only a comfort to the victims' families, but also promotes the spirit of fairness and justice, and embodies the simple concept of justice of the people. AlthoughThe ending of the movie is very satisfying, butBack to the presentIn real lifeYesToo muchWang Yongqiang, Han Yuchen, Zhang Guisheng, their endingAnd what will it be?This?
The axioms and human feelings behind the lawThe dilemmaBalanceQuestion,Legal fairness for the general publicWho will guard it?
The rain falls on the rich, on the poor, on the righteous, and on the unjust" - Lao She's "Camel Xiangzi".
As the first rule of law film in China to focus on the issue of "legitimate defense", "Article 20" quickly sparked a national discussion from "characterization of legitimate defense" to "pursuit of social justice and fairness" once it was released.
In today's society, people's yearning and demand for fairness and justice have long gone beyond the scope of-for-tat and countering violence with violence, and have formed a rational understanding of responding to lawlessness with law and countering injustice with justice. However, in real life, ordinary people still objectively have some pain points in safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests and pursuing social fairness and justice.
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With the gradual improvement of the people's legal awareness and the growing demand for related legal services, there is still a serious contradiction between supply and demand and information gap in the current legal service industry. China is facing many problems that need to be solved urgently in the legal services of the people, such as the imbalance of regional legal resources, high thresholds, opaque costs, uneven service quality, and poor communication channelsAs a result, professional legal services are far away from the public, and many cases do not receive effective legal services. In this context, the times are also calling for the emergence of more intelligent product forms to meet the needs of users for more diverse legal services.
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Let's make a bold assumption ifWang YongqiangHan YuchenZhang GuishengWhen encountering legal problems, there is an opportunity to have a dialogue with the law and the treasure, will the direction of the story be different?
Do you have to go through darkness to awaken?
Some people say that the world is a straw platform, but should we be willing to make straw bales? ——Luo Xiang commented on the movie "Article 20".
After the release of the movie, the people**, CCTV News and other officials** spoke one after another, and the relevant topics of justifiable defense in Article 20 were raised. At the same time, the three major judicial organs of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the People's Political and Legal Committee of the country have also spontaneously swiped the screen for Article 20 on their respective propaganda positions. The Supreme People's Procuratorate said that the judiciary, as the last line of defense to maintain social fairness and justice, may lose the hearts of the people if it fails.
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The realization of fairness and justice is not achieved overnight, and in order to truly make the fairness and justice in the legal provisions fall into each specific case, it requires the perseverance of law enforcement and judicial personnel, and more importantly, the "awakening of consciousness" of every citizen.
For China's sustainable and sound judicial system, it is very important to adhere to the bottom line of fairness and justice, improve judicial trial capacity, and make judicial progress that is in line with the will of the people. The activation of Article 20 of the Criminal Law and the verdict of Zhao Yu's righteous and courageous case are putting on a solid "armor" for these brave and kind people, so that they can boldly do good deeds and no longer have worries.
For more ordinary people, outside the spotlight, there are still many unknown cases happening, and the action of popularizing the law, knowing the law, and understanding the law is imminent.
Let every Chinese and ordinary person have the confidence and confidence to fight injustice, and the whole people will work together to create a truly fair and just social rule of law environment.