In an old criminal law in the late 1970s, there was a saying called "analogy principle". What does this mean?

The principle of "analogy" is a legal application principle stipulated in 1979 criminal law. If there is no explicit provision in the criminal law, the offender shall be convicted and sentenced according to the most similar provisions in the criminal law. This truth is described by an old saying, that is, "If you want to add a crime, you can always find it." This provision was abolished when the Criminal Law was revised in 1997. The principle now is nullum crimen sine lege, that is, the principle of a legally prescribed punishment for a crime.

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

(1, adopted at the second session of the Fifth National People's Congress in July, 0979, promulgated on July 6, 0979, and effective as of June, 2009 1980, 1).

Article 79 A crime that is not expressly stipulated in the specific provisions of this Law may be convicted and sentenced with reference to the closest provisions of the specific provisions of this Law, but it shall be reported to the Supreme People's Court for approval.

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

(1 July 979 1 revised by1March 997 14 and implemented from1June 9971).

Article 3 The principle of a legally prescribed punishment for a crime shall be convicted and punished according to law. If the law does not clearly stipulate that it is a criminal act, it shall not be convicted and punished.