Farmers' Self-decision Right in New Countryside Construction——An interview with Lu Xueyi,a specialist on rural issues

EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2005, the central government of China put forward the historical task of constructing a socialist new countryside. Since then, China has adopted many practical and effective measures for the construction of a socialist new countryside. This year farmers had a good harvest of grains, incomes for fanners have continued to increase and execution of social programs in the countryside has accelerated. It can be said that construction of a new socialist countryside has had a good beginning. How to evaluate the current state of affairs relating to the building of a new countryside? How to respect and safeguard farmers' human rights in constructing a new countryside? What issues should be paid attention to in the protection of farmer's rights and interests? Lu Xueyi, a specialist on "san nong"-related issues ("san nong" refers to agriculture, the countryside and peasantry), addresses these questions in a recent interview.     

Lawyers' Role Greater in China's Legal System——A review of legal services in China over the past two decades

Lawyers play no small a role in improving China's legal system, which comes along with the country's endeavor to build a market-oriented economy and open to the outside world. Legal services provided by lawyers have virtually become available to all sectors of society since the country adopted the policy of reform and opening up in the late 1970s.     

Protection of Women's Rights Means Human Rights Protection——Marking the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

On December 18, 1979, the 34th General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women with an overwhelming majority of the votes in its favor. Over the past 30 years, the Convention has come to     

From Poverty To a Well-Off Life——Chinese people enjoy full rights to subsistence and development

Ⅰ The Chinese government has always attached much importance to human rights and placed the rights to subsistence and development of the more than one billion people above everything else. In the fundamental interests of the broadest possible masses of people, it has adopted a series of major policy measures toward this end, thus winning the support and love of the people. 1. No wavering in making economic development its central task and a matter of the first and foremost importance in invigorating the nation and concentrating every     

From Poverty To a Well-Off Life——Chinese people enjoy full rights to subsistence and development

Ⅰ The Chinese government has always attached much importance to human rights and placed the rights to subsistence and development of the more than one billion people above everything else. In the fundamental interests of the broadest possible masses of people, it has adopted a series of major policy measures toward this end, thus winning the support and love of the people. 1. No wavering in making economic development its central task and a matter of the first and foremost importance in invigo-     

Public Security Penalties Law Respects, Protects Human Rights

On August28,2005,China'shighest legislature adoptedthe Law on Penalties inRespect to Public SecurityManagement(hereinafterreferred to as the Public Security PenaltiesLaw for short).The Law,adopted at the17th meeting of the Standing Committee ofthe Tenth N…     

Historical Research on Rights in the Eyes of Young Marx

Karl Marx’s insightful critique of bourgeois rights,represented in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen adopted by France, can be attributed to the short-term and longterm perspectives he adopted successively in his research· By reading works such as history of France in the Revolutionary Era and history of the French Revolutionary Parliament, Marx was able to examine the original intentions of the legislators in the period of the French Revolution· This short-term examination...     

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in China

In recent years, China has adopted a range of legislative, judicial and administrative measures to promote and protect the economic, social and cultural rights of the Chinese people, and its achievements in this regard have aroused worldwide attention. The country has by now developed a complete systemof legislation that serves the purpose. This system takes the Constitution as the core and consists of a full range of laws includ-ing the Labor Law and Education Law.Right to Work China atta…     

Protection of Human Rights Under China''''s Legal System——An interview with Prof. Wan Exiang

Question: On March 17, 2004, theSecond Session of the Tenth NationalPeople's Congress, China's highest leg-islature, approved the revision of Chi-na's Constitution to include a newclause reading "the state shall respectand protect human rights." This causedwidespread repercussions in China andabroad. We'd like to have your com-ment on it. Answer: I have to note that before thenew constitutional clause was adopted,human rights had already been protectedunder China's Constitution and laws.…     

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     

Inclusion of Human Rights in the Constitution——An Important Milestone in China's Human Rights Development

On March 14, 2004, a proposed amendment to the Constitution was adopted by the Second Session of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC), which stipulates clearly that "the state respects and safeguards human fights." This is the first time that the concept of "human rights" has been included in the Constitution—a major event in the development of China's democratic constitutionalism and political civilization, and an important milestone in human rights progress in China.     

Implement Constitutional Principles to Uncover Tort Cases——An interview with Wang Zhenchuan, deputy chief procurator of the Supreme People''''s Procuratorate

Q. The Second Session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) adopted the amendment to the Constitu-tion, which has incorporated the clausethat "the state respects and protects human rights." This is an important hallmark for human rights develop-ment in China. Will you please, Deputy Chief Procurator Wang, say something about how China has protected human rights by law? A. The people of China enjoy exten-sive and full freedom and rights. The 16th Party Congress took further step…     

SPOTLIGHTS

China to Ensure EqualPay via Legislation China’s top legislature on Dec.28,2012 adopted an amendment to the Labor Contract Lawto ensure that workers hired through labor contracting agents receive the same treatment as direct recruits.The amendment,set to take effect on July1,2013,was adopted at the conclusion of a five-day     

Challenges and Change for The UN

<正>The UN faces an uphill bsttle to promote world peace and development This year marks the 40th anniversary of China’sreturn to the UN.On October 25, 1971,the 26th Session of the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution2758 and decided to restore the lawful seat of     

Revision of Trade Union Law: For Better Protection of Workers'''' Rights and Interests

On October 27, 2001, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted a decision on revision of the People's Republic of China Trade Union Law. Guan Huai, legal advisor to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, had the following to say in an interview with the Human Rights:     

A Victim of Lies and Poison

正Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who coined the word "genocide" and initiated the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the first human rights treaty adopted by the UN to prevent the recurrence of the atrocities of World War II, would turn in his grave to see "genocide" being bandied around so crassly to drum up Sinophobia.     

An Evolving Examination

Exactly three decades ago, the national college entrance examination was reinstituted, much to the delight of an educationstarved nation. This annual exam, adopted at the outset of the     

UN Landmark Convention of Rights of Disabled People——Interview with Zhang Guozhong of the China Federation for Disabled Persons

The 61st UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in New York City on December 13,2006. This is the first legally binding international convention on the protection of the rights of disabled persons, the first of its kind in the history of the United Nations. It is also the latest efforts of the international community to protect and promote human rights and development of persons with disabilities. On March 30,2007, China signed the Convention. The following is an interview with Mr. Zhang Guozhong of the International Department of the China Federation for Disabled Persons, who witnessed the whole process of the negotiations on the Convention:     

Declaration of Rights Upholding Humanistic Concerns

正March 15,2017,is bound to be viewed as an important day in the history of law in China,as it was on this day that the General Provisions of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China(hereinafter referred to as General Provisions of the Civil Law)were adopted at the fifth Session of the Twelfth National People’s Congress of     

Promoting Human Rights,Building a Harmonious World

More than 50 years ago, the United Nations adopted the renowned Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And 40 years passed since the adoption by the United Nations of the International Con-vention on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and we are also celebrating the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development. Our gathering here in Bei-jing, which is themed on "respecting and promoting human rights and building a harmonious world," is therefore important. May I extend, on behalf of the China Soci-ety for Human Rights Studies, extend a warm welcome to guests, experts, scholars and other friends present on this occasion.