Farmer workers are a new powerful workforce that has sprung up amid China's reform and door opening and in the process of the country's industrialization and urbanization. They have made great contributions to urban...Farmer workers are a new powerful workforce that has sprung up amid China's reform and door opening and in the process of the country's industrialization and urbanization. They have made great contributions to urban prosperity, rural development and their country's modernization. At present, however, farmer workers face numerous difficulties and problems in income, work safety, social security, vocational training, the schooling of their children and living conditions. To safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of farmer workers, the State Council in March 2006 issued Ideas of the State Council on Solving Farmer Workers-related Problems. In the document, the State Council promises to strengthen and improve leadership over work regarding farmer workers and prioritize the solving of farmer workers-related problems.展开更多
In order to implement the stipulation in the National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-2015) requiring the addition of no less than five national human rights education and training bases by 2015, the appraisal and se...In order to implement the stipulation in the National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-2015) requiring the addition of no less than five national human rights education and training bases by 2015, the appraisal and selection meeting for the second group of national human rights education and training bases was held on March 17, 2014 in Beijing.展开更多
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Draft Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China has been completed and was published for soliciting comments on March 20. In a short period of one month, 191,849 pieces of comments and...EDITOR'S NOTE: The Draft Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China has been completed and was published for soliciting comments on March 20. In a short period of one month, 191,849 pieces of comments and opinions were received. Prior to the promulgation of the law, this reporter interviewed Mr. Guan Huai, a noted Chinese expert in labor law, professor of the Law School of the Renmin University of China and law advisor to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.展开更多
The Information Office of the State council issued the first National Human Rights Action Plan of China (NHRAP) (2009-2010) on April 13, 2009. The Nankai University participated in the drafting of this significant...The Information Office of the State council issued the first National Human Rights Action Plan of China (NHRAP) (2009-2010) on April 13, 2009. The Nankai University participated in the drafting of this significant national document on human rights, with three teachers invited one after another to work at the panel of experts under the drafting committee. In cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWlHRHL) of Sweden, the Research Center for Human Rights under Law School of the university held an international seminar titled "Formulation and Implementation of NHRAP- Swedish Experience."展开更多
Legal education and legal theory research are on the honorable mission of cultivating high-quality rule-of-law personnel and providing theoretical support for the rule of law in China, and play an important role in ad...Legal education and legal theory research are on the honorable mission of cultivating high-quality rule-of-law personnel and providing theoretical support for the rule of law in China, and play an important role in advancing the law-based governance in all fields. The Opinions on Strengthening Legal Education and Legal Theory Research in the New Era (hereinafter referred to as the “Opinions” ) issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the General Office of the State Council in 2023 to meet the needs of legal education and legal theory research at present and in the future further clarifies the directions of legal education and legal theory research, and carries great importance for strengthening legal education, deepening legal research, improving the cultivation quality of rule-of-law personnel, and advancing law-based governance in all fields. The Opinions also puts forward new requirements for thoroughly implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and XI Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, and continuously cultivating high-quality rule-of-law personnel.展开更多
Editor's Note: On Sept 9, the staff reporter of Human Rights magazine You Xueyun interviewed Prof. Ved P. Nanda, School of Law, University of Denver, USA and Honorary President of World Jurist Association (WJA). H...Editor's Note: On Sept 9, the staff reporter of Human Rights magazine You Xueyun interviewed Prof. Ved P. Nanda, School of Law, University of Denver, USA and Honorary President of World Jurist Association (WJA). He attended the 22nd Congress on the Law of the World held by WJA in Beijing and Shanghai, China, from Sept.4-10. Following is his viewpoints on human rights.展开更多
Question: Would you elaborate on the progress China has made under the state policy of reform and opening-up in improving the system of administrative litigation? Answer: Efforts-in this reguard began in 1982, with...Question: Would you elaborate on the progress China has made under the state policy of reform and opening-up in improving the system of administrative litigation? Answer: Efforts-in this reguard began in 1982, with publication of the Law of Civil Procedures (for trial implementation).展开更多
文摘Farmer workers are a new powerful workforce that has sprung up amid China's reform and door opening and in the process of the country's industrialization and urbanization. They have made great contributions to urban prosperity, rural development and their country's modernization. At present, however, farmer workers face numerous difficulties and problems in income, work safety, social security, vocational training, the schooling of their children and living conditions. To safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of farmer workers, the State Council in March 2006 issued Ideas of the State Council on Solving Farmer Workers-related Problems. In the document, the State Council promises to strengthen and improve leadership over work regarding farmer workers and prioritize the solving of farmer workers-related problems.
文摘In order to implement the stipulation in the National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-2015) requiring the addition of no less than five national human rights education and training bases by 2015, the appraisal and selection meeting for the second group of national human rights education and training bases was held on March 17, 2014 in Beijing.
文摘EDITOR'S NOTE: The Draft Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China has been completed and was published for soliciting comments on March 20. In a short period of one month, 191,849 pieces of comments and opinions were received. Prior to the promulgation of the law, this reporter interviewed Mr. Guan Huai, a noted Chinese expert in labor law, professor of the Law School of the Renmin University of China and law advisor to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
文摘The Information Office of the State council issued the first National Human Rights Action Plan of China (NHRAP) (2009-2010) on April 13, 2009. The Nankai University participated in the drafting of this significant national document on human rights, with three teachers invited one after another to work at the panel of experts under the drafting committee. In cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWlHRHL) of Sweden, the Research Center for Human Rights under Law School of the university held an international seminar titled "Formulation and Implementation of NHRAP- Swedish Experience."
文摘Legal education and legal theory research are on the honorable mission of cultivating high-quality rule-of-law personnel and providing theoretical support for the rule of law in China, and play an important role in advancing the law-based governance in all fields. The Opinions on Strengthening Legal Education and Legal Theory Research in the New Era (hereinafter referred to as the “Opinions” ) issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the General Office of the State Council in 2023 to meet the needs of legal education and legal theory research at present and in the future further clarifies the directions of legal education and legal theory research, and carries great importance for strengthening legal education, deepening legal research, improving the cultivation quality of rule-of-law personnel, and advancing law-based governance in all fields. The Opinions also puts forward new requirements for thoroughly implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and XI Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, and continuously cultivating high-quality rule-of-law personnel.
文摘Editor's Note: On Sept 9, the staff reporter of Human Rights magazine You Xueyun interviewed Prof. Ved P. Nanda, School of Law, University of Denver, USA and Honorary President of World Jurist Association (WJA). He attended the 22nd Congress on the Law of the World held by WJA in Beijing and Shanghai, China, from Sept.4-10. Following is his viewpoints on human rights.
文摘Question: Would you elaborate on the progress China has made under the state policy of reform and opening-up in improving the system of administrative litigation? Answer: Efforts-in this reguard began in 1982, with publication of the Law of Civil Procedures (for trial implementation).