On Legal Protection of Human Rights for the "Underprivileged"

Questions related to inclusion ofhuman rights into the Constitution andlegal protection of human rights meritstudy in real earnest by those engaged inhuman rights studies.China's Constitution is unique inmany ways, and so is the protection ofhuman rights under China's legal system.In my opinion, this should be the focus ofour study.The Constitution, of whatever versionpublished since the birth of New China in1949, is meant to protect human rights inall aspects—political, economic, socialand…     

On the Construction and Application Scenarios of——Analysis of Environmental Personality Interests Based on Human Rights

Environmental personality interests based on human rights reflect the multiple values of ecological order, ecological justice, and ecological freedom, and are closely linked to the protection of the right to life and the right to health. They are also related to human dignity and the personal freedom of civil subjects and conform to formal and essential standards of personality rights, which should be included in the scope of personality rights for protection. The construction and application of...     

For People''''s Right to Safety Of Lives and Health——On development of health-related human rights in China

Medical and health work constitutes the prerequisite to protection of the people's right to safety of lives and health. Over the past decades, the Chinese Government has spared no effort in this regard and, as a result, the Chinese people's health has significantly improved. In the nationwide fight against the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) epidemic in the first half of 2003, the Government placed the health of the Chinese people and the safety of their lives above everything else. With a huge input of human, financial and material resources, the country won a decisive victory over the epidemic. Following is the full text of an interview by Human Rights with Gao Qiang, executive vice-minister of the Ministry of Health, on China's medical and health work and how it is related to protection of human rights.     

Implement Constitutional Principles to Uncover Tort Cases——An interview with Wang Zhenchuan, deputy chief procurator of the Supreme People''''s Procuratorate

Q. The Second Session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) adopted the amendment to the Constitu-tion, which has incorporated the clausethat "the state respects and protects human rights." This is an important hallmark for human rights develop-ment in China. Will you please, Deputy Chief Procurator Wang, say something about how China has protected human rights by law? A. The people of China enjoy exten-sive and full freedom and rights. The 16th Party Congress took further step…     

Strive to Develop the Human Rights Cause——Speech at the forum on entry of human rights into the Constitution and legal protection of human rights(December23,2004)

Fellow delegates,Comrades, May I extend my heartfelt greetings to the opening today of this the oretical forum on entry of human rights into the Constitu-tion and legal protection of human rights,which is being held jointly by the China Society for Human Rights Studies(CSHRS) and China Law Society (CLS). China has made tremendous achieve-ments in its human rights cause since the reform and opening-up began. What mer-its special mention is 2004's official entryof human rights into the C…     

Milestone in the Protection of Human Rights on the Part of the Accused ——From the Supreme People’s Court recovery of death sentence approval authority

The protection of human rights on the part of the accused is the core of modern human rights protection, known as the barometer of human rights condi-     

Human Rights Consensus and the Common Prosperity of Civilizations——A Summary of Views at the “2018·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights”

The "2018·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights" was successfully held at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, on June 28. The seminar was hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the International Institute of Human Rights, and was organized by the Human Rights Institute at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law and the French ADELIE Language and Cultural Exchange Association. The University of Strasbourg, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and European Institute for Political and Strategic Communication were served as co-organizers. Over 60 experts and scholars in the field of human rights from China and Europe attended the seminar in search of the diversity of civilization and human rights protection, focusing on themes such as "the philosophy of human rights in a Chinese context", "the philosophy of human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its reflection", "human rights theory and practice in a pluralistic world", "human rights exchanges and dialogues under the diversity of civilization", and "in search of human rights consensus in diverse civilizations." In the context of respecting diversity, the seminar sought a consensus to promote trans-cultural communication in the form of dialogues and to strengthen understanding between the academic circles of China and Europe.     

Important Guarantee for Judicial Justice——Huang Jin on Improving Judicial Protection for Human Rights

<正>The Decision on Certain Issues on Comprehensively Deepening the Reform,which was endorsed by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC),advocates im-proving judicial protection for human rights,making human rights protection one of the practical measures for imple-menting the principle of respecting and ensuring human rights,and making improvement of the judicial protection of human rights an important part of comprehensively deepening the reform.Prof.Huang Jin,president of the China University of Political Science and Law,was interviewed by the journal.     

Human Dignity and Human Rights Protection

Learning from the painful lessons of the World War II,human rights theory rediscovered the value of human dignity,and made the protection of human dignity the basis and purpose of human rights protection.Any abuse of human rights is an infringement on human dignity.How human dignity is respected and valued is a measure of a society’s human rights situation.Human rights will     

Optimize the Environment for Human Rights Development and Boost Sustainable Human Rights Development

Human rights are not isolated; rather, they are human rights situated in the soci- ety, the network interwoven with economy, politics, society, culture and so on, and human rights protection has to depend upon certain interior and exterior environments and institutional arrangement. As early as in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has pointed out, ＂Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.＂ The realization of human rights not only involves the claim to rights themselves,     

Inclusion of Human Rights in the Constitution——An Important Milestone in China's Human Rights Development

On March 14, 2004, a proposed amendment to the Constitution was adopted by the Second Session of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC), which stipulates clearly that "the state respects and safeguards human fights." This is the first time that the concept of "human rights" has been included in the Constitution—a major event in the development of China's democratic constitutionalism and political civilization, and an important milestone in human rights progress in China.     

Enhancing Cultural Consensus and Promoting Harmonious Integration: A Summary of the Views of “2016·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights”

2016 ·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights successfully took place on September 27 to 28, 2016 in Southwest University of Political Science and Law. The seminar was sponsored by China Society for Human Rights Studies, hosted by the Human Rights Research Institute of the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and centered around the theme of the "Protection of Ethnic Minorities' Rights". More than 60 experts and scholars from six countries of Europe as well as China conducted in-depth discussions on the protection of economic, social and cultural rights, focusing on the protection of the rights of ethnic minorities. The participants agreed that enhancing cross-cultural consensus and promoting harmonious integration are essential for the cause of human rights protection for ethnic minorities and even for the overall progress of the human rights cause of all humankind.     

Interview With Prof. Ved P. Nanda, School of Law, University of Denver, USA

Question: You are co-chair of today's panel meeting on Human Rights: World Peace and Devel- opment. Would you like to talk about human rights? Answer: Yes, thank you. One of the most significant develop- ments of the late 20th century was the emergence of human rights in the international arena. Without human rights, development and world peace are illusory. China has been a leader in focusing on eco- nomic, social and cultural rights and in giving great attention to development and human …     

Great Achievements Exhibited for More Understanding and Better Cooperation——On the Human Rights Exhibition in Beijing,November 17-26,2006

A large scale human rights exhibition was held inside the Museum of Culture Palace of the Nationalities in downtown Beijing, Novem-ber 17-26. 2006 mainly showcasing the country's efforts and progress it has made and is making in human rights protection and promotion in China since the founda-tion of new China in 1949.     

Forum on China's Move to Enshrine Human Rights in Constitution

China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) called a forum of experts and scholars on March 15 to discuss the significance of getting human rights protection enshrined in China's fundamental law—the Constitution. Presided over by CSHRS President Zhou Jue, the forum was attended by CSHRS vice-presidents Yang Zhengquan and Dong Yunhu and more than 20 human rights experts and scholars from the     

On the Relationship Between Human Rights Protection and the Modernization of State Governance

The protection of human rights inherently related to modern state-governance.On the one hand,human rights protection is the foundation and criteria for modern state-governance,characterized by democracy,rule of law and civility,with human rights as a cross-cutting theme in all these elements.On the other hand,human rights protection provides conditions and motives for modernizing state governance.Human rights are pursued as a fundamental value in modern state-governance.Human rights protection is also a driving force for good governance and a touchstone for the modernity of governance.     

Promoting the Common Development of Education and Protection of Environmental Rights

Environmental rights are important rights that have been written into fundamental human rights since the 1970s.With economic globalization and scientiic and technological progress,it is more and more important to educate and protect environmental rights worldwide.As a large developing country,China has signiicant responsibilities in the field of global environmental safety.     

Human Rights of Women and A Harmonious World

Human rights of women are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights, as well as a major reflection of social civilization and social harmony. Human society is a whole consisting of men and women. The world will inevitably be a disharmonious one if women, who make up half of the total population, cannot enjoy equal human rights. Therefore, gender equality is an essential part of a harmonious society. Strengthening protection of human rights of women is absolutely necessary for building a harmonious world and the development of human rights of women will inevitably promote the building of a harmonious world.     

An Interview With Dr.Boutros Boutros Ghali

Question: What do you think of the world human rights situation now? Would you comment on its prospect? Answer: It is obvious that the aware-ness of the culture of human rights is increasing among the nations. The gov-ernments are on the track of establishing national commissions for the protection of human rights. Furthermore, there is a rapid increase in the number of non-gov-emmental organizations working in this field. However, we still can see clearly that the respect of human rights in…