“Bad Guys” Defense Counsel Rights

Xinmin Weekly Issue No.1,published on January 5,2015China is speeding up reforms to its judicial system.In the process many injustices are put to rights,but they underline the urgency of reforms and the tremendous challenges that still lie ahead.Some of these injustices can be attributed to institutional problems that jeopardize judicial independence,such as judicial administration.But the absence of a full guarantee of suspects’rights to defense counsel is another main culprit.