Application Difficulties of Pretrial Conference in Criminal Justice: From Perspective of Section 2, Article 182 of the Newly-Amended Criminal Procedure Law

It has been a mainstream in the development of criminal procedure to improve judicial efficiency and to accelerate litigation process in all the countries of the world.The introduction of Western pretrial conference into the newly amended criminal procedure law of our country enriches our formerly-weak pretrial preparation and provides conditions for guaranteeing concentration of the proceedings and improve litigation efficiency.However,as a new rule,the specific stipulations of pretrial conference are still vague,which leads to frequent puzzlements and low application rate in its legal practice.It is necessary to summarize difficulties in related legal applications and find corresponding solutions.