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…     

Marketing the Rule of Law

Looking back at the last three decades of reform and opening up in China, many components of this process can now be examined in an attempt to ascertain what part they have played in the country's political,social and economic growth.Rule of law and a harmonious society are some of the issues at stake.Professor Jiang Ping,former President of China University of Political Science and Law,discusses these and other areas of reform in an interview with China Economic Weekly.     

The Construction of a Rule of Law China and the Improvement of the Theoretical System of Human Rights in China——From the Perspective of “Integrating the Leadership of the Party,the Position of People as Masters of the Country,and the Rule of Law”

The CPC Central Committee has put forward the thesis of integrating the leadership of the Party, the position of people as masters of the country, and the rule of law. This thesis is an important development of the Marxist legal ideology and the socialist theory of the rule of law with Chinese characteristics. It is also a main line of the construction of a socialist rule of law country with Chinese characteristics and should be the general and basic principle of the construction of the theoretical system of human rights with Chinese characteristics. Therefore, the CPC should also endeavor to guarantee the realization of human rights, under the leadership of whom we advance the rule of law of "ensuring that the people are masters of the country" and "respecting and protecting human rights" in order to implement the modernization of the state governance system and capacity in which democracy, rule of law and human rights are the core elements of the country.     

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     

The Marriage Law-The First Law Promulgated After the Founding of the People＇s Republic of China

WHEN reporter Li Zhongkui from the Nationality Pictorial went on an assignment in 1957 to Pingxiang City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, he happened to witness a young woman named Nong Lanying of the Zhuang ethnicity registering her marriage.     

The Loyalty of the Frontier——After Reading the Novel The Missing Gun

THE Missing Gun is a shortstory by another author, anddirector Lu Chuan adaptedit to a film, the scenario ofwhich he later expanded into a100,000-character novel. This     

Implementation of Villagers Autonomy on Fast Lane——In commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the Organic Law of the Villagers Committees

It is already five years since the 10-year-old experimental law on the organization of villagers committees adopted in November 1987 by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress was made permanent, ending an intense political debate about how much independence villagers committees should be given to manage village affairs and to what extent villagers should be allowed to choose their leaders. It is five years in which the implementation of villagers autonomy as defined by the law proceeded the fastest and the achievements were the most fruitful. Local laws Over the past five years, all places     

The Last of the Candy Men——Masters of Blown Candy

THEY boil sugar and water until it thickens, take a dollop and knead it into a hollow ellipsoid. One end has a long tail with a pinhole into which they blow, turning it around so as to fashion it into the required shape. Within one minute the raw candy is transformed into an animal.This is the craft of candy-blowing; its masters are called candy men.     

Revised Budget Law——A Reflection of Transformation

THE revisions last August to China’s Budget Law were the first since it took effect in 1995.It has thus taken more than a decade to revise a law so important it has been dubbed the"Economic Constitution."Response to the Demand for Change China’s Budget Law was promulgated in 1994 and took effect in 1995.Over the ensuing two decades Chinese society has witnessed dramatic changes–in economic development,state governance,and also public opinion and understanding of the budget.Social progress     

The mystery of the gigantic ships——What''''s the size of Zheng He''''s Bao Chuan

Six hundred years ago,Zheng He,with order from Em- peror Yongle of the Ming Dynasty(1403-1425),started his seven voyages down to the Western Ocean(around the area of the South- east Asian archipelago,the Indo-China Peninsular,the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Peninsular and the eastern coast of Africa.) AS the leader of the fleet.Zheng He is undoubtedly the most outstanding navigator in the thousands of gears of Chinese history.His mammoth fleet with numerous,ships has made it legendary.     

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...     

The Battle of Muye—The First Massive Battle in the History of China

Xinxiang is located at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and at the northern foot of the Yellow River. It was here that took place a great event which changed the history of China. This was the Muye battle. After this decisive battle, Zhou Dynasty (11th century -221 B.C.) replaced Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century B.C.). The Chinese history entered a new horizon.In ancient times, the place of Muye referred to land "From the south of Chaoge (the capital of Shang Dynasty, lies in Qi county of Henan province) to Qing Shui (Wei River, which originated from Huixian of the city of Xinxiang, runs into the sea in Tianjin city.)"(By Li Daoyuan who was a geographer of Beiwei Dynasty) It means that the broad area included from northern shore of Weihe river to Weihui County.     

The Controversial Property Rights Law

Editor's Note: Rapid economic development in China has engendered new social phenomena and consequent ideological clashes. This issue sees the start of a new series of articles on the changes in attitude and increasingly pluralistic concepts current in China.     

Rule of Law

正China establishes a comprehensive socialist legal system The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC),China's top legislature,adopted an amendment to the Criminal Law at a bimonthly session in February,reducing the number of capital punishment by 13 to 55.     

Drafting the New Law

December 2002, the law was deliberated for the first time by the NPC Standing Committee.2004, the revised Constitution added an article on private     

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.     

Contract Law: Guarantee for the Healthy Development of the Market Economy

ONMarch5,1999,theSecondSessionoftheNinthNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)washeldinBeijing.Asanimportantconferenceheldattheendofthiscentury,itcaughttheattentionoftheworld.Thissessionfocusedonthereformofstate-ownedenterprises,theexpansionofdomesticmarketdemand,theprotectionoftheenvironment,andthereformofmedicalcare.TherevisionoftheConstitutionandthepassingoftheContractLawatthesessionaddedanillustriouspagetotheannalsofChineselegislationconstruction.WhyaUnifiedContractLaw?Therearealreadythreec…     

The Year of the Rat

Do you know what your Chinese sign of the zodiac is? According to the Chinese lunar calendar,every year corre- sponds to one of twelve animals(rat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon, snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dog and pig)and these animals are used to identify years. After the Lunar New Year in 2008 we enter the rat year. All those born in 1996,1984,1972.1960,1948,1936 or 1924, also have a rat as their sign.     

The Pulse of the Nation

ＴｈｅＰｕｌｓｅｏｆｔｈｅＮａｔｉｏｎＩＮ１９９４，ｉｎｃｏｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｎｇｉｔｓｓｏｃｉａｌｉｓｔｍａｒｋｅｔｅｃｏｎｏｍｙ，Ｃｈｉｎａｉｎｉｔｉａｔｅｄｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔｒｅｆｏｒｍｓｉｎｔａｘａｔｉｏｎ，ｆｉｎａｎｃｅ，ｉｎｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔ...     

Achievements Outstanding In Protecting Minors——Report on enforcement of Law on the Protection of Minors (excerpts)

The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors and the Law ofthe People's Republic of China on the Prevention of Juvenile Crimes were passed on September 4, 1991 and June 28,1999 and came into force on January 1, 1992 and November 1, 1999. Over the past decades, China has scoredoutstanding achievements in implementing the two laws. In order to strengthen supervision of the implementationof the two laws and better protect the lawful rights and interests of the under-aged, the National People's CongressStanding Committee set up a Law Enforcement Check Group in July 2003, which carried out a nationwidecheck of the implementation of the two laws. On August 25, NPC Vice-Chairperson Gu Xiulian reported on theresult of the check to the fourth meeting of the Tenth NPC standing committee. She described the generalsituation in the implementation of the two laws as "good" and also identified some problems and put forwardsome recommendations with regard to the enforcement and implementation o