Abstract:

Unit crime has been stipulated in the general provisions by 1997 criminal law，but there still lack relevant detailed
rules about the procedure law and criminal litigation supporting the implementation so far. Therefore，it is particularly important
to establish a set of procedural law system corresponding to substantive law of unit crime. Based on various theories，we think
it is feasible and essential to introduce a set of“defendant unit participants in proceedings”system to regulate procedure，rights
and obligations of the defendant units involved in criminal litigation，so that the units get fair trail，thus safeguarding judicial
justice.

Key words: unit crime, criminal litigation, legal representative, key personnel, units participants in proceedings