Human Rights Education in the Perspective of International Human Rights Law

In a statement issued on the 2004 World Human Rights Day, Ms. Louse Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, described human rights education as a strategy for attainment of "human rights for all," as a basic means for developing a universal culture of human rights, as an instrument for promoting equality and involvement of the people in decision-mak-ing under democratic mechanisms, and as an investment to prevent infringements upon human rights and to ward off conflicts of violence. It should be noted that so much importance attached by UN human rights organ to human rights education epitomizes the empowering characters of human rights education and the functions it performs in the global human rights system.     

Deepening Reform,Enhancing Human Rights Development——Summary of the Symposium on Human Rights Construction and Reform

<正>At the end of 2013,theGraduate School of theC h i n a U n i v e r s i t y o fPolitical Science and Laworganized a symposium on HumanRights Construction and Reform andactivities at the university in com-memoration of the 65th anniversaryof the adoption of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights.LuoHaocai,who was vice chairmanof the 10th National Committeeof the Chinese People’s PoliticalConsultative Conference and presi-dent of the China Society for HumanRights Studies(CSHRS),PresidentHuang Jin of the China Universityof Political Science and Law,andnearly 50 scholars from the Civil andCommercial Law School,China-EUSchool of Law and the InternationalInstitute of Confucianism also at-     

Teaching of Human Rights Law in Chinese Universities

Teaching and research onhuman rights law are notpurely academic,in that aftergraduation law students areexpected to be judges,prose-cutors,lawyers and government officialswho,in one way or another,will be oblig-ed to respect human rights.2Chinese universi…     

Globalization and Human Rights——An interview with Associate Researcher Xu Tiebing with the Communication University of China

Human fights has always been a concept that evolves with the development of globalization. To clarify their relations, Human Rights made an interview with Xu Tiebing, an associate researcher on international studies with the Communication University of China. Xu has recently translated the French book Atlas de la Mondialisation into Chinese.     

＂Running China in Accordance with the Law＂ Ensures Development of Human Rights

I. A Review of China＇s Judicial Protection for Human Rights
To effectively protect human rights, a country needs to specify in its laws a complete series of basic rights its citizens shall enjoy. Meanwhile, the legal rights for an individual citizen would be meaningless even though such rights are prescribed in laws if, when the person＇s rights are infringed upon, he or she has no access to judicial relief. Administration of justice is the last resort, in fact the most effective, means.     

Exhibition Highlights Development of Human Rights in China——An interview with Professor Dong Yunhu, vice-president and secretary-general of China Society for Human Rights Studies

An exhibition on human rights in China was held in the Cultural Palace of Ethnic Groups, Beijing, November 17-26,2006, jointly by the Information Office of the State Council, China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) and China Human Rights Development Fund. The exhibition attracted more than 10,000 visitors from in and outside the country and aroused much media attention. Following is an interview by our reporter with Prof. Dong Yunhu, vice-president and secretary-general of the CSHRS, on the exhibition.     

Human Rights NGOs and the United Nations Human Rights Council——Participation by the China Society for Human Rights Studies in the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism

<正>Since its founding in 1993,the China Society for Human Rights Studies(CSHRS)has extensively participated in the human rights work of the United Nations(UN)and has actively carried out international exchange and coop-eration.In May 2012,the UN Human Rights Council(UNHRC)initiated the second round of country reviews on human rights.As China’s biggest hu-man rights research organization and enjoying special consultative status within the UN Economic and Social Council,CSHRS organized the com-pilation of an NGO shadow report and     

Achievements and Significance of China＇s Human Rights Activities in the World

Toward the end of the 1970s, the United States began to implement its human rights （HR） diplomacy, trying to export its ideology by exercising hegemony as part of the cold war. Under its influence, some other western countries also introduced HR into their bilateral relations. The drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union gave the United States the chance of spearheading its HR attack against China.     

The Progress and Analysis of Women＇s Human Rights Protection in the Legislation 2007 in China

The year 2007 witnessed ＂the new progress in the construction of democracy and legal system, the reliable development of administration by law, and the strengthened guarantee of people＇s rights and interests as well as the safeguard of social equity and justice＂ in China. In this year, both the National People＇s Congress and its Standing Committee as well as local People＇s Congresses at levels and their standing committees were active in performing their duties, constituting and promulgating a series of laws and regulations. These laws and regulations have directly or indirectly concerned the fights and interests of women. This article is going to briefly sum up and analyze the provisions in the pertinent legislation in China in 2007 that directly involve the fights and interests of women,     

East China University of Political Science and Law Human Rights and Humanitarian LawResearch Center

<正>I.IntroductionThe Human Rights and Humanita-rian Law Research Center at the East China University of Political Science and Law was established in December 2006,with public international law experts as its core.The center is admin-istered by the International Law School at the East China University of Political Science and Law.With support from the university leadership and the research office,in-terdisciplinary cooperation in the center has been strengthened.Well-known scholars in constitutional law,legal his-tory,legal theory,criminal investigation and military law have become advisers or key members of the center.The main task of the center is to     

Northwest University of Political Science and Law Human Rights Research and Education Center

<正>I.Human Rights Education and Training1.Overview The Northwest University o Political Science and Law is a diversi fied university,highlighting law as well as covering philosophy,econom ics,literature,management,art and engineering.It is an important base fo training legal professionals as well as a center for legal education,research and information in Northwest China.The     

Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Research Center Peking University Law School

<正>I.Overview1.Development and Organization T h e H u m a n R i g h t s a n d Humanitarian Law Research Center,Peking University Law School,was originally called the Human Rights Research Center and was established on April 25,1997.The research center has developed into a university-wide research institution that is composed of teachers and researchers from the Law     

The Roles of the Universities in Human Rights Protection and Promotion in China--In the Case of Wuhan University Law School

Human rights is a great term, as well as an arduous undertaking, which needs unremitted efforts from various departments and all walks of life. Because of the advantages in resources and human talents, universities boast irreplaceable functions in the innovation, spread and application of human rights knowledge and can make outstanding contribution to the spread and popularization of human rights researches,     

Renmin University of China Human Rights Research Center

<正>I.Overview The Human Rights Research Center of the Renmin University of China was established on Oct.8,1991,and was among the first human rights research institutions at a Chinese university.The center is composed of experts and scholars on law,economics,sociology,phi-     

Southwest University of Political Science and Law HumanRights Education and Research Center

<正>I.Overview1.HistoryThe Southwest University ofPolitical Science and Law devel-oped from the Southwest People’sRevolutionary University,which wasfounded in 1950.Based on the formeruniversity and the law departmentsof Sichuan University,ChongqingUniversity,Guizhou University,Yunnan University and ChongqingFinance and Economics College,theSouthwest College of Political Scienceand Law was established.In 1978,theState Council gave it permission toenroll students,designating it a nationalkey college or university.In 1979,the college started to enroll studentsin pursuit of the master of law.Thecollege was among the first group ofcolleges and universities in the countryto offer master’s degree programs.In     

The Role of Human Rights Organizations in China: CSHRS' Case

In China, there are many human rights organizations, because of their focuses and priorities related to human rights. China Society for Human Rights Studies(CSHRS) is the largest of them, which focuses on human rights research, popularizing and international exchanges. This paper takes CSHRS as an example to show the role of the human rights organizations play in China. From the practice of CSHRS, we can see the human rights organizations in China play a kind of constructive role through involving in very broad fields and engaging in the various activities of human rights protection. Their works include participating in drafting the National Human Rights Action Plans, giving constructive suggestions, working in human rights education, engaging in international exchanges and cooperation, taking part in the work of UPR, raising fund and implementing projects, and so on. They are trying hard to contribute to improve human rights situation in China.     

Connection Between Policies and Laws on Human Rights Protection:Case Study of the National Human Rights Action Plans

China's National Human Rights Action Plans connect policies and laws on human rights protection in terms of ideas,procedures,and contents.The functions of the connections are the guidance to local policymaking,the promise of state commitment,and the linkage to international human rights goals.At the practical level,the enhancement of the connection between policies and laws will promote the effectiveness of human rights protection.In order to improve the rationality of human rights policies,there should be more researches on National Human Rights Action Plans,and more public participation in the process of the Plan drafting.