Legal Protection of the Right to Housing : A Comparative Study of the Mainland and Taiwan

Protection of the right to housing is necessary for housing justice and satisfies the demand for adequate housing under international human rights conventions. This paper compares legal protections of the housing right in Taiwan and mainland China, highlighting basic principles in Taiwan’s "Housing Act" and its problems. Taiwan’s legislation may shed light on relevant legislation of mainland China.     

Implementing a More Positive Employment Policy and Promoting the Development of the Chinese Human Rights Cause

##正##Human rights refer to the basic rights to which every person is entitled based on his or her nature and dignity under certain social and historical circumstances.Simply put,the term means that everyone has the right to live and develop in a free and equal manner.Article 42 of the Chinese Constitution stipulates that Chinese citizens have both the right and obligation to work.The right to employment is a basic right for our citizens.The National Human Rights Action Plan of China(2012-2015)     

To Realize People''''s Right To Social Security

The right to social security is the basic right of citizens of a country. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which came into effect for China on June 27, 2001, stipulates in its Article 9 that "the States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to social security, including social insurance." It also says in its Article 2 (1) that "each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to take steps, individually and through international assistance and co-operation, especially economic     

China's Progress in Poverty Reduction and Human Rights

正Poverty eradication is and always has been a goal and a basic right of all peoples in their pursuit of a happy life.Over the years,based on the prevailing national conditions,the Communist Party of China(CPC)and the Chinese government have remained committed to a development concept that puts people’s rights to subsistence and to development first.Committed to reducing and eliminating poverty,China has endeavored     

立足国情实际 创新发展理论（英文）

<正>A unifi ed multi-ethnic country is China’s basic national condition.The Chinese nation is also a pluralistic family endowed by history to stand in the world’s forest of nationalities.The right road to solve ethnic issues with Chinese characteristics involves a high degree of effort toward systems,laws,policies and practices.     

Stabilizing the Mandatory Retirement Age in China

Retirement is a basic right of Chinese citizens. Reasonable determination and appropriate adjustment of the mandatory retirement age should be based on safeguarding the rights of the public, particularly ordi- nary workers, and should be decided by the promise of the state to ＂respect and ensure human rights.＂ With the establishment and improvement of the socialist market economy in China, and particularly since China became an aging society in the new century,     

Provide Equal Protection to Property Under All Ownerships

Question: The formulation of Real Rights Law of the People's Republic of China is now a hot topic of debate with- in China's legal community. To the gen- eral public, however, the law is entirely new. Would you tell us the main con- tents of the draft law and what the law means to the Chinese society? Answer: Real right, also known as right of property or property right, refers to the right of a natural person and a corpo- rate entity to the disposition of a certain piece of property. Real…     

People's Will Vs. Illegal Bill

正The so-called "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" by the U.S. in response to the newly enacted Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(SAR) is illegal and amounts to gross interference in China's internal affairs.The Chinese law aims to protect Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong is part of China, it is a legitimate right of the country to promulgate a national security law. On the     

Civil Equality and Its Protection by Administrative Laws

As a basic right of citizens, equality is explicitly written into China＇s Constitution. In its administrative laws, the violation of citizens＇ right to equality is labeled as misuse of authority in regard to the procedure of judicial assistance. On the basis of making clear the definition of civil equality and current administrative protection, this thesis tries to suggest that an all-dimensional system for protecting citizens＇ equality right be established within the scope of administrative laws.     

Muiticolored Spring Festival

Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year. It has the same significance for the Chinese people as Christmas has for people in the West. Spring Festival traditionally calls for a thorough house cleaning before pasting up Spring couplets, images of Gate-Gods, New Year Paintings and papercuts. Sacrifices area/so offered to various gods and ancestors, and everyone dresses in their best clothes to see in the new year. All this is done in the hope of good fortune for the coming year. But would you prefer to experience Spring Festival with a difference? The following four destinations offer something for everyone.     

One Step Closer to Full Pension Coverage

<正>Pension program for unemployed urban residents becomes an indispensable part of the country’s pension system Every citizen is entitled to enjoy equal access to pension programs.It is a basic right endowed by the Constitution.For the Chinese Government,covering every citizen with the pension scheme is a solemn promiset o everyone.On July 1,2011,the pension programf or unemployed urban residents was implemented,which would provide much needed support for urban residents without jobs and     

An Expat Christmas in China

There is a delicious irony of buy ing Christmas decorations in the Western world with the tag, "Made in China," and then being present for the holiday in the land where they're manufactured. They seemed oddly out of place on the store shelves in Beijing, but not in my apartment. Chinese New Year is celebrated and recognised globally by everyone, including me. But, a Chinese Christmas - well, that was something else to be reckoned with.     

Tracing back to the Origin of Chinese Family Name

In China everyone has his/her own family name or surname. There were 521 family names in China according to a traditional pamphlet entitled 100-Family Names published in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). 462 family names were of one-syllable Chinese square-character, and 59 of them, the two-syllable ones. How to begin with the Chinese family name? It is an interesting try for us to trace back to the origin of our family name for we could review a series of wonderful stories during our 5000-year long     

The Rights of Persons Charged with Penal Offences to Access to Lawyers——A comparison between international and domestic laws

Ⅰ. Getting help from lawyers and its realization according to international standards The right to defense for a person involving in a law suit is a universal human right. Article 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence." This means (1) the right to defence is a basic human right due to all persons charged with a penal offence; (2) it is a basic requirement for the principle of presumption of innocence and fair trial; and (3) the realization of the right needs practical and effective guarantees.     

The Right to Development: China's Philosophy,Practice and Contribution

正Preamble Development is a universal human theme,providing for people’s basic needs and giving them hope of better life.The right to development is an inalienable human right,symbolizing dignity and honor.Only through development can we address global challenges;only through development can we protect basic civil rights of the people;only through development can we promote the progress of human society.China,with a population of over 1.3 billion,is the largest developing country in     

LETTERS

I have been reading China Today for the past few years and find it very interesting for its extensive coverage of all that is new in China. I'm a student of modern Chinese history. In keeping with your idea of using China Today as a platform for making friends, I would like to give you the following basic details. I am a Sri Lankan doctor who knows a little Chinese (putonghua) and I would like to communicate with Chinese friends who can help me improve my Chinese and help me understand more of the long road China has traveled in     

Poverty Eradication and Human Rights Safeguards： China＇s Progress and Reflections

During the process of human rights protection worldwide, poverty is increasingly attracting attentions from the international community. Whether the right of getting out of poverty can be regarded as a basic human right is still undetermined, at least it has become an unavoidable focus in the human rights area. In the article, I plan to discuss the significance of poverty eradication to human rights protection, review the efforts and achievements China has made in this regard and analyze, examine and introspect the existing problems.     

The Water Diversion Project

One of the basic characteristics of water distribution in China is that there is a deluge of water in the south and a deficiency in the north. To ease the water shortage in the north, the Chinese Government     

An Ever Evolving Language

<正>In Beijing, everyone speaks Mandarin,but elsewhere in China people speak a variety of regional dialects. Generally speaking, everyone can read and write Chinese.China is a linguistically conservative country. In fact, up until the beginning of the 20th century,