The Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics and Human Rights Protection

Law is the fundamental method of governance and the rule of law symbolizes modern civilization. The socialist rule of law is the rule of law rooted in the Chinese tradition, and designed and led by the Communist Party of China(CPC). It is not only a tool for government, but also a driver of social progress. Meanwhile, the Chinese human rights system is also designed by the CPC. Both concepts—the socialist rule of law and the human rights system——are different from the West in terms of theory, path and systems. Human rights are the fundamental values of and the ultimate goal pursued by the rule of law; and the rule of law is the recognition of and guarantee for human rights. Efforts must be made to advance legislative, administrative and judicial protection of human rights.     

Grassroots Consultative Democracy and Governance under the Rule of Law

Consultative democracy in urban and rural communities ensures the participation of ordinary people in democratic governance to guarantee their legitimate rights and interests.The rule of law aims to restrict power and safeguard social harmony,enabling people to live and work happily.The rule of law provides an institutional guarantee of consultative democracy.Village meetings,legal mediations and correctional supervision in the community for of enders exem-     

Legal Aid in China——History,current conditions and future

Legal aid,also known as legal relief,is commonly adopted in many countries.In fact,it is an indispensable part of the legal system in a modern society ruled by law.It is an important guarantee for the fairness in the adminis- tration of justice and human fights relief. It is also an important mark of political civilization and social progress in a coun- try.     

Comprehensive Preservation of Human Rights in the Context of “Comprehensively Advancing the Rule of Law”

The Decision made at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)on comprehensively advancing the rule of law is an ambitious plan for ensuring human rights through the rule of law.The Decision has fully embodied the constitutional spirit of"respecting and preserving human rights,"and reflects the strategies and plans of the CPC to comprehensively preserve human rights in the course of"comprehensively advancing the rule of law".In the process of comprehensively preserving human rights,the leadership of the CPC has to be upheld.The relationship between the CPC and the rule of law is the core issue in lawbased governance and also the core issue in comprehensively preserving human rights.     

Study of Human Rights Protection Mechanisms for Suspects at the Investigation Stage

When criminal suspects are being investigated for criminal responsibil- ity, they are the most vulnerable to infringement by public power. Thus, they need more special attention and protection. It is the in- evitable requirement of the modern democratic rule of law, and also the inevitable historic choice of respecting and protecting human rights.     

Laws,as an Integral Whole,Promotes the Cause of Human Rights

In modem society, the rule or law is an important pattern of national governance. Realizing human rights is closely related to the rule of law. What the author intends to discuss is how to use integral thinking to understand human rights as well as the relationship between human rights and development and how to comprehend the rule of law and the promotion of human rights through the rule of law in the process of facilitating the cause of human rights.     

Judicial Power and Human Rights Protection

Since the very purpose of a state that gains power is to maintain social order and increase people’s interests, the state is entitled to mete out punishment for any violations of public order or any offenses to the community. This is the minimum obligation of a state to protect its people. From the perspective of the operation of state power, a despotic state takes executive power as its core. Executive power is not only the power that kick-starts, but also the power that has the final say. Since parliamentary     

Rule by Criminal Law is a Seismograph for the Protection of Human Rights

正Criminal law involves crucial rights of the public,including property rights,political rights,freedom,and even life.As a result,on the one hand,any change to the rule by criminal law may have a significant impact on people’s lives;on the other hand,any change to the rule by criminal law is a highly sensitive issue.In view of these points,the rule by criminal law is often referred to as the seismograph for the protection of human rights,indicating the utmost importance of rule by criminal law     

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.     

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.     

Young Blood

In 1944, 23 years after the establishment of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong made a speech with a title that would live on in Chinese history for ever: "Serving the People Wholeheartedly." In 1949, with the founding of the People's Republic of China, these four simple words became the governing principle for the Party and a pivotal slogan for an entire nation struggling against a colonial/feudal past and an uncertain future. Through the next 50-odd years, the Party went from strength to strength, correcting the mistakes of the Cultural Revolution and establishing a socialist market economy around its new governing principle of "scientific and democratic rule, and rule in accordance with law." Today, on the eve of the Party's 86th birthday (July 1) and its 17th National Congress, there is much to look back on, and much to celebrate.     

Why The Constitution Should Protect Personal Credit Information?——An Approach of Right Argumentation

Protecting personal credit information through constitutional rights is not only essemtial for individuals to defend against infringements on their personal credit information rights and interests by public power in the social credit system, but also a requirement for unified legislation on social credit to explore the basis for constitutional norms. In the era of the credit economy, personal credit information has become a vital resource for realizing personal autonomy. Along with the increase ...     

Combining the Rule of Law with the Rule of Morality——General Secretary Xi Jinping's Important Discourse on the Relationship Between the Rule of Law and Rule by Virtue

<正>Key points:Throughout the ages,rule of law has been an indispensable means of governing a state.However,as General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out,it is not enough to govern a state by the rule of law     

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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.     

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-     

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…     

The Irresistible Internet——For Better or for Worse,the Internet Changes Lives

Less restricted by social mores and institutionalized authority, the Internet is a democratic and impartial organ of law and order far more effective than newspapers or television. In the real world, not everyone with an opinion can be heard, hence the “silent majority.“ But on the Internet, they can speak, be listened to and find motivation to act.     

A Heavy Milestone

Changes to China's employment law have proved controversial,pitting pro-labor against pro-employer After more than two years of deliber- ation and public comments,the Law of the People's Republic of China on Employment Contracts, or Employment Contract Law,has been ratified and will officially come into force on January 1,2008.What does the new law imply for employers and employees? The new law is a milestone in building an employment and social security system in China since the current Employment Law of China was enacted in 1994.It has been for- mulated to protect the lawful rights and inter-     

Pay Attention to Vulnerable Groups & Safeguard Citizens'''' Marriage, Family Rights——On New Marriage Law

Marriage and family remain a universal and eternal subject of study. It covers law, ethics, sociology, psychology and even economics. Law and ethics play the most outstanding role in it. Family ethics and moral standards constitute an important part of social ethical system while marriage and family constitute part of the legal system nearest to the life of the common people. Since the founding of New China, the Party and the State have paid full attention to the marriage and family system. Compared with other laws, the law about marriage and family was the first to be legislated. On May 1, 1950, New China's first law, the 1950 version of Marriage Law, was promulgated. Commenting on the legal document, Chairman Mao Zedong had this to say: Marriage law concerns     

Commentary on the Newly Published White Paper Concerning the Rule of Law in China

On February 28, 2008, the State Council Information Office published a white paper entitled China＇s Efforts and Achievements in Promoting the Rule of Law. This document is the first white paper published by the government on China＇s rule of law. It contains eight chapters and six appendices to review China＇s achievements on the road to practicing the rule of law in a compre- hensive way, and to expound the official Chinese policy and position on this is- sue. With some essential points inside, the publication of this white paper is of great significance, especially this year, to China＇s rule of law, human rights prog- ress, and its communication and dialogue with the international community.