Sovereignty Matters

Those who seek to demolish rule of law can't be appointed as keepers of law By most his torical accounts,China began to emerge as a nation-state with the Xinhai Revolution in 1911.The struggle was to transforam from a civilizationstate to a nation-state,per the model imposed then by the hegemony of Western political models.Those initial efforts were not successful。     

Property Law Enacted for People＇s Wellbeing

On the morning of March 16, 2007 the 10th National Peo- ple's Congress passed the Property Law of the People Republic of China(referred to as the Property Law below)with a major- ity of votes.Having gone through 13 years of deliberations and discussions,this law sets a record in China's legislation history as a single bill that has gone through the great- est number of examinations.Enactment of the law has great significance for China's economic reforms,the effort to make China a rule of law country and the safeguarding of people's interests.     

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 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.     

扎根基层书写公正的人民法官邓兴

On the bank of the Nujiang River,a Communist Party member has been working as a judge for over a decade.His painstaking effort has added gleam to the image of the Party and the authority of law.He is Deng Xing,vicepresident of Fugong People’s Court.On the first day Deng Xing began to work in the court back in April 1999,he was determined to be a good judge in a down-to-earth way.In his years＂on the bench,＂     

Improve Labor Contract System, Safeguard Lawful Rights and Interests of Laborers——An interview with Prof. Guan Huai of Law School of Renmin University of China

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Draft Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China has been completed and was published for soliciting comments on March 20. In a short period of one month, 191,849 pieces of comments and opinions were received. Prior to the promulgation of the law, this reporter interviewed Mr. Guan Huai, a noted Chinese expert in labor law, professor of the Law School of the Renmin University of China and law advisor to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.     

A Traditional Chinese Wedding

DAVID is a British man who came to work as a teacher in Beijing.There he met a girl called Miss Wang, and romance soon blos-somed between the two. They decided to get married, so they firstwent through the marriage registration procedures required by Chi-nese law. That was the easy part. When it came to the ceremonyitself, the young Briton found that he had much to learn about the Chinese way,as each detail of a traditional Chinese wedding symbolizes some cultural or philo-sophical elemen…     

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     

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.     

Localizing the International Human Right to Education in China: A Spatial Inquiry into the Usefulness of Human Rights in Cyberspace

Debates concerning the relationship between human rights and cyberspace(specifically, the internet)) have recently become fashionable in various disciplines but most of the analysis has paid scant attention to the spatial attribute of cyberspace. In this paper, I outline a framework for a spatial inquiry into the usefulness of human rights in cyberspace, relying heavily on the emerging ‘spatial turn' in law as well as the continual intellectual redirection toward a locally-focused approach to human rights. To answer the question of whether cyberspace is useful for improving the effectiveness of international human rights law everywhere, I begin by clarifying the significance of the spatiality of human rights from a geographic perspective, and then provide an analysis of the relationship between human rights and cyberspace. Human rights, I argue, are inherently geographic, and are spatially embodied in cyberspace. Accordingly, I try to explore the local relevance of cyberspace in contributing to the investigation of the effectiveness of international human rights law at local sites by an empirical endeavor to emphasize the right to education in China.     

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     

Rule of Law Fully Founded

Governing the country according to the law and building a socialist state with rule of law are fundamental strategies for running the country under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially over the past three decades of reform and opening-up, through the unremitting efforts of the national People's Congress and its Standing Committee, the State Council, the local people's congresses and their standing committees, as well as all secto...     

Focus

Personal Information Protection Law Under Legislative Procedure Following the recently-promulgated E-signature Law, a Personal Information Protection Law is currently undergoing the legislative process. The law aims to protect Internet users' privacy, and their personal information, such as phone numbers, addresses and professions. The law also encompasses regulations governing the use of closed-circuit television cameras in public places and the abuse of video recording equipment in private investigations. In addition, regulations on the publishing of government information and an information security law are soon to be promulgated.     

A Southerner in the East

正‘It’ll be no problem.""I’ve been to China before,how hard could it be?""Bruh,I’m basically Chinese,no worries!"These were the words I was swallowing as I sat in my dormitory room at Tsinghua University,which was occupied by two suitcases and me.It was the second day of what would be at least a one-year stint in Beijing.I was to complete my final year of law school there and potentially seek employment     

How to Inherit in China as a Foreigner

My name is Robert. I'm 19 years old. My mother died of heart disease when I was 5. Three years ago, my father went to China to work as a foreign teacher in a big university in Beijing. Two years ago. he was married to a Chinese woman and they had a daughter who is now 8 months old. But last month, he died of an unexpected traffic accident and he hasn't made a will I'd like to know whether I have the right to inherit his bequest according to Chinese law? How much will I get?     

Legal Perspective of Gender Fairness and Women Protection

In human history, women have long been regarded as being inferior to men in many ways, which, as seen in law, manifests itself in the unequal position or even subordinate position. One of the major objectives of feminist movement is to win equality with man in the area of law. Gender fairness and women protection are also a major issue in the areas of legal theories. This paper tries to explore into the problem from the perspective of     

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.     

The Unequal Law of the Feudal Times

THE law of ancient China was characterized by a long history, continuity, and being geared to safeguard the interests of the ruling class. In remote antiquity before there were written laws, modes of social life and conduct were regulated according to the…     

Myths,legends and legacy of the Yuan:Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan

The very idea of going to Mongolia makes me shiver. It's not that it's as far north or as cold as Siberia, but the legends and myths which are as plentiful as the grasslands and the Gobi Desert sands are enough to leave me in terror. A Christmas present that I held in my hand at the end of the "choose an unopened gift or take one already seen" was a specially boxed set of knife, silver cup and tasselled tusk from Mongolia. An informed guest explained that this was a warrior's kit, the knife to pierce a horse's neck and the cup was the vessel from which to drink the blood. I didn't ask about the horn.