Objects of Criminal Legal Aid--Center On Judicial Justice and Human Rights Protection

The object of criminal legal aid refers to the person in a criminal case who has the right or eligibility to apply for legal assistance and who receives it.According to jurisprudence,the object(or aid recipient) is a party in a given legal case,who is granted legal aid.They are often among the disadvantaged group in     

Will a Lower Legal Marriage Age Lead to a Higher Birth Rate?

Recently , some lawmakers have proposed that given China's aging population, the current legal age for marriage should be lowered from 22 for men and 20 for women to 18 for both. The proposal has triggered a heated discussion. In a survey by The Beijing News newspaper, 60 percent of respondents opposed it, with only 20 percent expressing their support Another survey by the People's D aily had a whopping 82.8 percent of the participants opposing it.     

COPYRIGHT CLAMPDOWN

China is creating a mechanism to protect copyrights against Internet file swappingAs a writer who pens books and the occasional song lyrics, Huang Jiwei has discovered an interesting contrast. For the lyrics he wrote years ago for the pop song Friends, he receives payments whenever the song is played in karaoke bars or used as a ring tone for mobile phones. But for reproductions of his articles and books on websites, Huang     

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     

Basic Problems of Human Rights from the Perspective of Legal Anthropology

Human right is the most fashionable political rhetoric in the contemporary social sciences. Although there is not a unified understanding, it has aroused growing concern in the legal sciences, social sciences and political sciences. This paper tries to use the legal anthropology, a hybrid discipline of legal sciences and social, cultural and anthropological sciences to probe into the basic problems of human rights.     

It Takes Two

正Didi and Uber declare a marriage of convenience They have been at loggerheads over fares for years,but now a white flag has been waved across the ride-hailing market in China.Didi Chuxing and Uber have finally agreed to bury the hatchet ending their costly fight for the largest on-demand transportation market in the world.Didi Chuxing,or Didi for short,is a home-     

Should Same-Sex Marriage Be Legalized ?

Homosexuality has a long history in human civilization,and the population of gay people in China is not negligible. On January 30,a special wedding in Beijing provoked a firestorm of debate on the legalization of gay and lesbian marriage.The cause of all this controversy is that the couple who committed themselves to each other in a public wedding ceremony were two males. Official estimates released for the first time     

Important Guarantee for The Basic Rights of Citizens——China's State compensation system

A common folk can sue an official? This was hardly possible in the past in China where the old feudalistic tradition dies hard. But this is really possible today when the common people cannot only sue officials and also get compensation if they are wronged. State compensation system It would be inevitable for government functionaries to cause damages to some citizens, legal persons or other organizations in the course of their management of the society. That is why China has established a State compensation system to compensate for the damages to citizens, legal persons and other organizations caused by government functionaries in exercising their power.     

Prison Term Reduction and Release on Parole in Wuxi

In China, there is a system known as ＂legal award,＂ which is applied to people serving prison terms. A prisoner who gets such award may have his or her prison terms reduced or even have himself or herself released on parole. The legal award has to be passed by the people＇s court according to a strict judicial procedure after receiving the application from penalty execution organ or the prison authority. The principle for such award is that there must be good performance in repent and there is no longer threat to the society.     

Fabulous Dragon Stone

THERE is a Chinese saying, ＂Gold is expensive but jade is priceless.＂ In other words, gold represents wealth and jade elegance. Gold inlaid with jade traditionally symbolizes happy marriage. This precious combination in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games medal design conveys the host city＇s respect for the games and best wishes to Olympic athletes.     

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.     

THIS WEEK

IT'S OFFICIAL A couple shows their marriage certificates at a marriage registration office in Wuhan,Hubei Province in central China,on April 7.Wuhan has gradually resumed the marriage registration service for citizens since April 3.Couples,to prevent cross-infection,should make a prior appointment and show their health status to enter the office.     

Model Roles

正Comparison and competition between development patterns in an era of globalization The world economy is mired in a real global crisis for the first time in the age of globalization.When people worldwide review the crisis,they should not simply conclude that the answer is finding a way to strengthen financial regulation or to balance the global economy.At a time when     

Being True Ourselves

At the start of the new year,it is custonmry for media reports to review and forecast what has gone before and what lies ahead.China,thanks to its expand- ing global influence,is a hot topic to latch on to,most notably in Western media. Huang Qing,Desk Editor with People's Daily,examines this process in an edito- rial.Excerpts follow:     

Love Makes Their Life Worth——Story about Shao Junke＇s help for the handicapped

The handicapped, a special group in society, usually encounter many difficulties in employment, marriage, and daily life.Some difficulties are what they cannot conquer by themselves. It is also not easy for them to integrate into society. However, if there is a person who helps the hand- icapped find a job, build up confidence and make their life worth; if there is a person who helps them set up their families and incorporate in a harmonious community;     

On the Criminal Protection of the Right to Education of Chinese Citizens——With a Review on Article 32 of the Amendment to the Criminal Law(Ⅺ)

The Amendment(Ⅺ) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China responds to the institutional needs of civic education,and supplements the clause of the Criminal Law on protection of citizens' right to education nuy means of Article 32.Imposing legal responsibility in the form of internal punishments,administrative punishments,and economic compensation have failed to prevent infringements on citizens' right to education.Its role as a "secondary protection law" is the conceptual obstacle that hinders the Criminal Law from effectively intervening in the field of citizens' right to education.The equivalence between the legal interests of people to the right to education and the rights protected by the existing charges in the Criminal Law is the legitimate basis for it to intervene in disputes over the right to education.Based on Article 32 of the Amendment(Ⅺ) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China,it is suggested to further clarify the prepositional law,improve the liability provisions for the right to education,change the modest and restrained view of the Criminal Law regarding protection of the right to education,and expand the behavior types of Article 32 provided in the Amendment(Ⅺ) in due time.     

Storekeeping in Cyberspace

HONGBO and Chenchen decided to try running a retail business online. This 20-something couple currently live in Beijing; Hongbo has a stable job at a public foundation and his wife Chenchen is doing market promotion for a private company. They enjoy a happy marriage, but there has always been a thorn in Hongbo＇s side, ＂Neither of us are native to the city, so our life is unsettled here. The soaring housing prices and our wish to start a family place heavy financial pressure on us.＂     

FUELING THE ENGINE

The non-state economy accounts for anywhere between one half to two thirds of China's gross domestic product. It is most dominant in the service sector, particularly wholesale and retail trade. Private entrepreneurs say their future growth will depend on progress in establishing a sound legal environment and a more sophisticated capital market.     

Dilemma and Solution for Relief in the Right to Equal Employment— From the Perspective of Rectifying Private Law with Social Law

At present, the legal remedies in terms of the right to equal employment in China are mainly related to private law, that is,laborers seek direct legal remedies for personality rights liability and infringement liability according to typical private law, supplemented by indirect remedies for labor contract liability under special private law. However, there are many challenges in private law remedies for the right to equal employment, which are manifested in the misunderstanding of the general t...     

Fixing Flaws in the Law

China's top legislature has adopted a draft amendment to the Law on Lawyers that will make it easier for lawyers to meet criminal suspects and obtain evidenceA change to China's 11-year-old Law on Lawyers is set to empow- er the country's legal profession. The amendment to the law,which will come into effect on June 1 next year,will allow individuals to open a law firm,improve access to clients and enable lawyers to build a case more easily. Lawyers in China have traditionally lacked power and this has hampered devel- opment of the industry.The amendment could change this and lead to rapid growth in the profession.