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12 Jul 2012, 9:57 am
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2012
In theory, CCP members who commit crimes will be turned over to the procuracy or police and the courts for criminal prosecution after initially being punished internally by the party’s own Commissions for Discipline Inspection. In practice, this happens in only a small minority of [...] [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 3:48 pm
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2012 On July 23rd in Guizhou province, lawyers obtained a partial victory for some of the defendants accused of involvement in organized crime. Not all the accused were as fortunate…. This case shows Chinese criminal procedure at its worst. It exposes extensive cooperation [...] [read post]
29 May 2012, 9:55 am
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China Realtime Report, April 26, 2012
While the Wukan rebellion was seen by some as an encouraging symbol of protest, it may ultimately be remembered as a failure…. several hundred villagers in Zhejiang province protested uncompensated land seizures for a month, leading to three arrests. Earlier this month, [...] [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 3:48 pm
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2012
On July 23rd in Guizhou province, lawyers obtained a partial victory for some of the defendants accused of involvement in organized crime. Not all the accused were as fortunate…. This case shows Chinese criminal procedure at its worst. It exposes extensive cooperation between police and [...] [read post]
7 Sep 2012, 3:15 pm
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2012
The Shifang protests…. may augur both a growing public anger over environmental degradation and a rise of political activism among China’s younger generation—trends that could lead in turn to an increase in legal challenges to the arbitrary behavior of local governments. [read post]
9 May 2011, 12:02 pm
The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2011 by Stanley Lubman
http://on.wsj.com/fy5CdE
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does not intend to loosen its authoritarian grip on Chinese society or to soften the party-state’s determined suppression of democracy advocates. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 2:33 pm
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2012
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to tighten its grasp on the legal profession with Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announcing that every new Chinese lawyer must now swear an oath of allegiance to the party. The oath is yet another ominous step in a continuing [...] [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 10:23 am
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China Realtime Report, May 14, 2012 The illegal harassment of Chen Guangcheng and the reign of Bo Xilai in Chongqing each in their own way signal the fundamental weakness of Chinese law and the extent to which it serves as a tool to maintain the [...] [read post]
16 May 2012, 4:25 pm
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China Realtime Report, April 12, 2012
The problems largely stem from Bo’s “smash the black” campaign, a furious effort to crackdown on corruption and organized crime carried about by former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun that, by all accounts, involved misuse of both the courts and the police. [read post]
14 Feb 2011, 9:54 am
The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Report, January 13, 2011 by Stanley Lubman
http://on.wsj.com/etaEqE
Although China formally rejects the American concept of controlling government by checks and balances, the enforcement of administrative laws to protect citizen rights raises the possibility of “a distinctly Chinese version of constitutionalism.” [read post]
21 Dec 2012, 11:57 am
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2012
The Wukan events and the lack of progress a year after they first arose suggests the extent to which the protests, the institutions involved and the stark policy issues confronting the Party-state present major challenges to China’s new leadership. [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 2:13 pm
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, July 4, 2012
Two recent incidents involving officials’ violence against women call attention to the violation of citizens’ rights by local governments and the weakness of remedies for citizens under Chinese law. Both cases also dramatize the harshness of the one-child policy and the abortions that are often [...] [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 10:23 am
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China Realtime Report, May 14, 2012
The illegal harassment of Chen Guangcheng and the reign of Bo Xilai in Chongqing each in their own way signal the fundamental weakness of Chinese law and the extent to which it serves as a tool to maintain the Party’s control of [...] [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 2:29 pm
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2012
One draft of the amendment to the Law had provided that the police could hold suspects incommunicado and in secret locations. The provision was later omitted after a considerable amount of public debate that was marked by strong criticism by human rights activists and legal [...] [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 10:46 am
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Report, March 6, 2012
Welcome revisions include the requirement of judicial supervision of compulsory psychiatric treatment for criminal suspects, the introduction of pretrial hearings and plea bargaining, and the exclusion of evidence obtained by illegal means. Controversial provisions include one that would permit the police [...] [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 4:55 pm
The Wall Street Journal, China Realtime Report, September 26, 2011 by Stanley Lubman
http://on.wsj.com/mYkQxC
Even if debate persists about the role of the courts in referencing the Constitution, serious reforms are unlikely to appear soon. If courts are to be given a greater voice on rights-related matters, major changes in China’s governance would be required that don’t [...] [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 12:15 pm
The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Report, April 19, 2011 by Stanley Lubman
http://on.wsj.com/l5qk2m
A recent WTO decision is supposed to result in the removal of several barriers to the importation of American movies that have collectively been a sore point in Hollywood for years. It’s been exactly a month since a deadline imposed by the [...] [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 9:44 am
The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Report, January 24, 2012 by Stanley Lubman
http://on.wsj.com/xRj6Xo
A new dispute over access to accounting information on U.S.-listed Chinese companies should give American investors pause…. Sovereignty should not be used as a cover for inadequate financial transparency. [read post]
27 Jan 2011, 1:01 pm
The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Report, December 24, 2010 by Stanley Lubman
http://on.wsj.com/gzFbbW
The ferocity of the Chinese party-state’s war on protesters, dissenters and activists will continue in the near future, and recent events demonstrate that it is increasingly determined to seek international support for its domestic actions. [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 2:26 pm
The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Report, August 16, 2010 by Stanley Lubman
http://bit.ly/aR0Q5U
The beatings of petitioners or protesters—or even anyone like the official’s wife who was mistaken for a petitioner—only illustrates the conflicting goals of maintaining stability and citizen’s rights. Underlying that conflict, however, is the more basic ongoing tension between maintaining authoritarian rule [...] [read post]