A LAW FOR THE LAW

<正>The legal system gets a new suit of armor By Yin PuminChina’s top legislative body has adopted an amendment to the Legislation Law,the foundation of the nation’s legal system,to make the process of formulating and enacting laws more efficient while simultaneously reinforcing the rule of law.Since coming into effect in July 2000,the Legislation Law has served as the cornerstone of China’s legal system.It regulates how national     

A NEW CHAPTER

正Passage of Civil Code marks a milestone in the rule of law The birth of the Civil Code, an important pil ar of China’s legal system, marks significant progress in the development of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics and the modernization of China’s national governance. The Civil Code exemplifies the rule of law under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).     

Rule of Law Takes Center Stage

正The focus of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee,held in October 2014,was on major issues related to the rule of law.The plenum conveyed the ruling party’s determination to build a nation of laws through its unique legal system,and roll out strategic policies guiding the process.This is an extension of and significant advance on policies stating that"the     

Making It Legal

<正>Improvements in the rule of law over the past five years A documentary dealing with the less than entertaining topic of legal matters has recently gone on to capture the public’s attention in China.According to statistics from China Central Television(CCTV),the six-part political documentary exploring the advances made in China’s legal system over the past five years had more     

A Systemic Fix

正China is accelerating the building of a society based on rule of law with unprecedented focus By li liWhen rule of law was first announced to be the primary topic for the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)in July,the news thrilled many law professors."This is unprecedented,"Li Buyun,a legal     

From Well-being-oriented Legislation to Democracy-oriented Legislation——An analysis of law making trend in socialist China

A socialist legal system with distinct Chinese features has taken shape in 2010 as required by the general objective of the "rule of law" strategy and legislation work put forward by the Party’s 15th national congress. Up to the present,China has already made 237 laws,including the Constitution,699 administrative decrees and regulations and more than 8,600 local laws and regulations.1 They cover seven legal regimes,three tiers of laws. Laws concerning human rights are an important component     

Government Consults Legal Counsel

正Various departments hire advisors to ensure rule of law By Wang Hairong Guo Xiaomin,deputy chief of Chongchuan District of Nantong,east China’s Jiangsu Province,has formed a habit of consulting the district government’s legal advisor before approving documents.     

Upgrading Legal Aid

<正>Legal aid has recently come into the spotlight once again given the Central Government’s release of a document on further expanding the system in late June.China established a nationwide legal aid network following the introduction of the Legal Aid Regulations in September 2003,whereby lawyers were organized into legal aid agencies set up by the government to offer free legal services to people facing economic hardship or involved in special cases.Since the system’s introduction,the financial input into legal aid by governments at various levels has grown rapidly.In 2014,     

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

COVER STORY In a country where the majority of people will steer clear of controver syatall costs, GuoJianmei, fearless lawyer and champion of humanrights, has no qualms about diving into the areas of lifewhere she can do the most goo d . Guo has been in strumental in raising awar eness and putting intopr actice a legal aid system in China, but more especially giving under-r epr esented women access tole galrep resentation. She has found that wom e n ’ sfamilial rights, their personal rights and their rights inthe wor kplace are the three most frequently violated .Her NGO, the fir st of its kind in China to focus onle gal aid for women, addr esses these issues and hasbeen a run a way success. This legal pioneer now seeksto promote the development of China’s emerging legal system as a whole and in the process try to deal withthe fla ws and contradictions that remain.     

A New Era for the Rule of Law

<正>Although many reforms are still at the pilot stage,real progress has been made in advancing the rule of law in China in the past year.Aside from corruption investigations,a series of mistrials were placed under the legal microscope.Among them was the retrial of the Hugjiltu case involving the wrongful conviction and subsequent execution of a teenager accused of rape and murder.From reforms of the judicial system to the implementation of a system that accords lifelong responsibility to judges for the cases they handle and the decisions they make,new breakthroughs have materialized.     

Transparency,It's the Law

China has been moving toward"rule of law"for more than a decade.It has been an eventful period,during which common people are given increasing say in lawmaking. For years in China,administrative regulations issued by government agen- cies have constituted a major basis of the legal system and proven effective in the settlement of a large proportion of judicial proceedings due to their concrete and specific stipulations.However,since the regulations place more emphasis     

Strengthening Legal Supervision to Promote Human Rights Protection

<正>According to China’s Constitution and laws,the duty of procuratorate departments is not simply prosecuting criminals and procura-torates are not simply departments for public prosecution.Essentially,they are the legal supervision de-partments of the state.In order to implement the constitutional prin-ciple of"respecting and protecting human rights,"procuratorate de-partments fulfill their duty of legal supervision in various sectors such as investigation,arrest ratification and prosecution to protect citizens’legal rights and interests.In recent years,procuratorate departments na-     

Preservation of Human Rights as the Basis and Objective of a Modern State Governance System

A good state governance system,which features democracy,scientific decision-making,efficiency,civility and rule of law,is indispensable for realizing the Chinese Dream.As both the foundation and the objective of a good governance system,human rights protection should be integrated in all the processes of building a modern governance system.Adherence to public law in administration should be guaranteed in this connection.     

Safeguarding the Disabled from the Perspective of International Human Rights

<正>Human rights is one of themajor issues of commonconcern to contemporaryinternational society,andis also one of the basic values indis-pensable to China’s cause of rulingby law."The Communist Party ofChina leads the people in undertak-ing revolution,construction andreform in order to achieve a widerange of freedom,democracy andhuman rights for all Chinese people...China focuses on economic de-velopment,promotes comprehensivesocial progress,adheres to the devel-opment of socialist democracy,andis building a socialist country underthe rule of law.All of this is to pro-mote the human rights cause of theChinese people."More and more at-     

Lowering the Lawsuit Threshold

<正>The implementation of a case registration system will give the public more opportunities to seek court action At 9 a.m.on May 4,the Dongcheng District People’s Court in Beijing opened its gate to welcome citizens with legal appeals as usual.However,for the workers responsible for accepting lawsuits and their counterparts     

Economy ＆ Nation Weekly

China＇s Judicial Reform
The rule of law is not a strange concept in Chinese history. In recent decades, it has been a guardian for China＇s reform and opening-up, as well as the nation＇s modernization drive. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee focused on the rule of law to lay a solid foundation for perfecting the country＇s judicial system.     

On Chinese Media

正EconomyNation Weekly Issue No.22,published on October 27,2014 China’s Judicial Reform The rule of law is not a strange concept in Chinese history.In recent decades,it has been a guardian for China’s reform and opening-up,as well as the nation’s modernization drive.The Fourth Plenary Session of the18th CPC Central Committee focused on the rule of law to     

Historic Achievements in Developing Human Resources and Social Security

Guided by the state policy of reform and opening to the outside world, the Chinese Government has, by dint of hard work over the past three decades, by and large accomplished the task of building up a human resources and social security system. Good enough to serve China＇s goal of developing a socialist market economy, this system has contributed to the national endeavor to ensure and improve people＇s livelihood and to safeguard the stability of the reform-and-opening undertakings.     

THE RIGHT VERDICT

<正>Advancing the rule of law can help put an end to miscarriages of justice By Lan Xinzhen正Advancing the rule of law can help put an end to miscarriages of justice By Lan XinzhenAt China’s annual legislative session,the rule of law was a focal topic.Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report at the opening meeting of the Third Plenary Session of the 12th National People’s Congress(NPC)on March 5,announcing that2015 would be crucial to comprehensively advance law-based governance in the coun-     

Linyi： Rivers,Mountains and Much,Much More

I have been to many cities across China. For sure, cities in the south are modern. But in my opinion they lack the depth. In the north, it’s just the opposite," said renowned scholar, author and commentator Yu Dan recently. But she also added: "Linyi in Shandong Province is an exception to this rule. It’s inherited the south’s modernity and the north’s sense of dignity." Linyi literally means "by the Yi River."