Introduction The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR or Declaration) adopted by the UN General Assembly is not a legally binding treaty per se. As early as the Drafting Committee was making out a draft, hea...Introduction The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR or Declaration) adopted by the UN General Assembly is not a legally binding treaty per se. As early as the Drafting Committee was making out a draft, heated discussions and debates had been carried out for many times with regard to the nature of the UDHR. At last, the present form of UDHR was taken according to chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights Eleanor Roosevelt's view of pragmatism in order to provide moral guidance for UN Member States.展开更多
China’s National Human Rights Action Plans connect policies and laws on human rights protection in terms of ideas,procedures,and contents.The functions of the connections are the guidance to local policymaking,the pr...China’s National Human Rights Action Plans connect policies and laws on human rights protection in terms of ideas,procedures,and contents.The functions of the connections are the guidance to local policymaking,the promise of state commitment,and the linkage to international human rights goals.At the practical level,the enhancement of the connection between policies and laws will promote the effectiveness of human rights protection.In order to improve the rationality of human rights policies,there should be more researches on National Human Rights Action Plans,and more public participation in the process of the Plan drafting.展开更多
Since the 1993 World Conference on human Rights, nine African countries have implemented ten human rights action plans. An analysis of the texts and related implementation of these plans reveals that there are four me...Since the 1993 World Conference on human Rights, nine African countries have implemented ten human rights action plans. An analysis of the texts and related implementation of these plans reveals that there are four mechanisms that play a key role in improving the effectiveness of the implementation of the national human Rights Action Plan, namely, the positioning and focusing mechanism for the country’s core human rights issues, the integration mechanism between the action plans and the countries’ development strategies, domestic economic growth and related resources utilization mechanism, and effective governance of domestic public conflicts and public order guarantee mechanism. defining and coordinating these mechanisms is of great practical significance for improving the effectiveness of human rights action plans in developing countries.展开更多
Since the Vienna Declaration and programme of Action in 1993 recommended that countries formulate national human rights action plans,many countries have carried out relevant explorations.Since 2009,China has formulate...Since the Vienna Declaration and programme of Action in 1993 recommended that countries formulate national human rights action plans,many countries have carried out relevant explorations.Since 2009,China has formulated four series of Human Rights Action plan of China,which is significant for promoting the development of human rights,enhancing the say in international human rights,reducing social risks and protecting individual rights.The formulation of the plan adheres to the principles of being laws and policies-based and human rights-oriented,and taking into account both the country and society.The first three series of the Action plans have undergone such evolution as upgrade of guiding principles and goals,refinement of rights content and measures,diversification of responsible subjects,increasingly reasonable framework structure,and more human rights consideration in discourse expression.The fourth series of the Action plan pays more attention to expanding public participation and the content,improving the supervision mechanism,and further promoting the formulation and implementation of the Action plan.展开更多
At least 57 countries have formulated and implemented 78 national human rights action plans, and the international assessment of them has had direct influence on their international human rights images of their issuer...At least 57 countries have formulated and implemented 78 national human rights action plans, and the international assessment of them has had direct influence on their international human rights images of their issuers and the focuses of future planning According to related reports from the universal periodic review by the united nations Human rights Council, three categories of comments in a rough quantitative proportion of 1:4:2 have been made by the international community on these plans, which can be categorized as: Attention, Laudatory and expectation, representing objective attention, appreciation or encouragement and anticipation of further implementation or improvement, respectively In terms of regions, Asian countries have received the most Attention Comments, europe and Africa fewer, and America the least The marked achievements in the formulation and implementation of human rights action plans in China have attracted widespread attention and recognition, and further efforts should be made to implement steady and consistent human rights policies, improve the implementation mechanisms and integrate the external and internal functions of human rights action plans so as to promote the sustainable development of China’s human rights cause.展开更多
EDITOR'S NOTE: The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010) has won favorable comments in China and abroad since its publication by the Information Office of the State Council on April 13, 2009. Here...EDITOR'S NOTE: The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010) has won favorable comments in China and abroad since its publication by the Information Office of the State Council on April 13, 2009. Here is a transcript of an interview given to our reporters by Wang Chen, director of the Office, on the Action Plan, which we hope will help our readers gain a better understanding of China's human rights cause and its development.展开更多
Introduction The realization of human rights in the broadest sense has been a long-cherished ideal of mankind and also a longpursued goal of the Chinese government and people.
Introduction The period from 2016 to 2020 is a decisive stage for China in the building of a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way as well as a major stage for realizing the orderly,steady and sustainable ...Introduction The period from 2016 to 2020 is a decisive stage for China in the building of a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way as well as a major stage for realizing the orderly,steady and sustainable development of human rights in China.展开更多
The formulation of the National Human Rights Action Plan is an impor- tant measure taken by theChinese government to ensure the implementation of the constitutional principle of respecting and safeguarding human right...The formulation of the National Human Rights Action Plan is an impor- tant measure taken by theChinese government to ensure the implementation of the constitutional principle of respecting and safeguarding human rights. It is of great significance to promoting scientific development and social harmony, and to achieving the great objective of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way.展开更多
In China, the trading of construction land quotas has undergone an institutional evolution process characterized by gradual deregulation.In 2021, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC) resolved to ...In China, the trading of construction land quotas has undergone an institutional evolution process characterized by gradual deregulation.In 2021, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC) resolved to develop a national cross-regional trading mechanism for construction land quotas.Construction land quotas, which have attributes of both public power and private rights, share certain common grounds with the rights of land development, dumping and carbon emission.To build a national trading market for construction land quotas, it is necessary to make clarifications and innovations in macro-level ideas, meso-level mechanisms, and micro-level designs.展开更多
The joint meeting mechanism for the National Human Rights Action Plan(NHRAP)is a multi-faceted mechanism which unifies political,legislative,administrative,judicial and social sectors.It undertakes the responsibility ...The joint meeting mechanism for the National Human Rights Action Plan(NHRAP)is a multi-faceted mechanism which unifies political,legislative,administrative,judicial and social sectors.It undertakes the responsibility of formulating,implementing,supervising and evaluating the NHRAP,promotes mutual learning,exchange and competition among member units in the protection of human rights.Over the ten years since it was established,it has proved to be a successful innovative mechanism for protecting human rights that is in line with China’s national conditions.In order to improve the operation of the joint meeting mechanism the NHRAP,it is necessary to establish a more effective coordination mechanism within the joint meeting mechanism,and to subdivide the monitoring and evaluation functions into three levels.展开更多
Since the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993,more than a quarter of the participating countries have developed National Human Rights Action Plans(NHRAPs)to promote human rights.An assessment of the NHRAPs can he...Since the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993,more than a quarter of the participating countries have developed National Human Rights Action Plans(NHRAPs)to promote human rights.An assessment of the NHRAPs can help to understand the realities of the implementation,improve the quality of the follow-up plan,and improve the effectiveness of the plan in the implementation process.From the texts and practices of the NHRAPs,such an assessment includes the 'self-assessments' of the plans’ implementers,comprehensive assessments of inter-departmental committees(groups),and evaluations of policy objects,social organizations and human rights experts.The assessment methods include field research,qualitative evaluation,indicator measurement and process monitoring,among other things.The results of the assessment can promote the cohesion between the NHRAPs in different periods,promote the accumulation and transmission of the implementation experience of the plan,and promote the optimization and adjustment of related matters during the implementation period.展开更多
Chen Yifan, who is resolved to be single for life, has never expected that at 45, she can realize her dream of producing a baby for herself without having to get married—and legally.
The State Council, or China's cabinet, has called for a middle to long-term plan to pro- mote new-style urbanization, enabling more migrant workers and their families to settle in cities.
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
Since "the state respects and protects human rights" was written into the Constitution in 2004, the Chinese government has issued many white papers during a short period of a few years and has included "respect and...Since "the state respects and protects human rights" was written into the Constitution in 2004, the Chinese government has issued many white papers during a short period of a few years and has included "respect and protect human rights" in the 11 th Five Year Plan of National Economic and Social Development.展开更多
The issue of linguistic planning, choice of variant for increasing in standard norm, the determination of official status of appropriate language in certain countries, has been a concern, as it was also the orientatio...The issue of linguistic planning, choice of variant for increasing in standard norm, the determination of official status of appropriate language in certain countries, has been a concern, as it was also the orientation of different linguistic studies. In this work, we will try to treat the process of linguistic planning and of the official status of languages in Kosova during 1999-2009. In this context we do not intend to exhaust of handling with this problem, but we will try to present some issues and problems in which languages in Kosova have passed through. This issue is interesting for studies in sociolinguistic field in general and particularly in Albanian language.展开更多
China has effectively curbed the excess growth of its population in recent years, and this represents a change of historical importance in its population reproduction. Thanks to this success, the Chinese people's ...China has effectively curbed the excess growth of its population in recent years, and this represents a change of historical importance in its population reproduction. Thanks to this success, the Chinese people's health has significantly improved. Following is the full text of an interview by our staff reporter with Zhang Weiqing, minister in charge of the State Population and Family Planning Commission. We hope it will help our readers acquire a better understanding of how China's family planning policy has helped safeguard and promote human rights in the country and the world.展开更多
The State Council Information Office un- veiled the National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-2015) (hereinafter referred to as the Action Plan) on June 11, drawing wide attention, both domestically and internationa...The State Council Information Office un- veiled the National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-2015) (hereinafter referred to as the Action Plan) on June 11, drawing wide attention, both domestically and internationally. Wang Chen, minis- ter of the State Council Information Office, answered questions concern- ing China's formulation of the Action Plan in an exclusive interview with the Xinhua News Agency. The fol- lowing is the translated version of the full text of the interview:展开更多
In April 2009, after receiving ap- proval from the State Council, the Information Office of the State Council published the NationalHuman Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010). It is China's first national plan o...In April 2009, after receiving ap- proval from the State Council, the Information Office of the State Council published the NationalHuman Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010). It is China's first national plan on the theme of human rights, and serves as a policy document of the current stage for advancing China's human rights in a comprehensive way. It is an important move to implement the constitutional principle of respect- ing and safeguarding human rights, and to promote sustainable development and social harmony. It is also a solemn commitment to the world made by the Chinese government on human rights.展开更多
文摘Introduction The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR or Declaration) adopted by the UN General Assembly is not a legally binding treaty per se. As early as the Drafting Committee was making out a draft, heated discussions and debates had been carried out for many times with regard to the nature of the UDHR. At last, the present form of UDHR was taken according to chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights Eleanor Roosevelt's view of pragmatism in order to provide moral guidance for UN Member States.
文摘China’s National Human Rights Action Plans connect policies and laws on human rights protection in terms of ideas,procedures,and contents.The functions of the connections are the guidance to local policymaking,the promise of state commitment,and the linkage to international human rights goals.At the practical level,the enhancement of the connection between policies and laws will promote the effectiveness of human rights protection.In order to improve the rationality of human rights policies,there should be more researches on National Human Rights Action Plans,and more public participation in the process of the Plan drafting.
基金a phased outcome of the National Human Rights Educationand Training base Major project “Comparative Study of National Human Rights Action plans”(project No.13JJd820022)
文摘Since the 1993 World Conference on human Rights, nine African countries have implemented ten human rights action plans. An analysis of the texts and related implementation of these plans reveals that there are four mechanisms that play a key role in improving the effectiveness of the implementation of the national human Rights Action Plan, namely, the positioning and focusing mechanism for the country’s core human rights issues, the integration mechanism between the action plans and the countries’ development strategies, domestic economic growth and related resources utilization mechanism, and effective governance of domestic public conflicts and public order guarantee mechanism. defining and coordinating these mechanisms is of great practical significance for improving the effectiveness of human rights action plans in developing countries.
基金the current stage of“Industry and Commerce and human right:The latest national,regional,and global practical research”(20JJD820006)
文摘Since the Vienna Declaration and programme of Action in 1993 recommended that countries formulate national human rights action plans,many countries have carried out relevant explorations.Since 2009,China has formulated four series of Human Rights Action plan of China,which is significant for promoting the development of human rights,enhancing the say in international human rights,reducing social risks and protecting individual rights.The formulation of the plan adheres to the principles of being laws and policies-based and human rights-oriented,and taking into account both the country and society.The first three series of the Action plans have undergone such evolution as upgrade of guiding principles and goals,refinement of rights content and measures,diversification of responsible subjects,increasingly reasonable framework structure,and more human rights consideration in discourse expression.The fourth series of the Action plan pays more attention to expanding public participation and the content,improving the supervision mechanism,and further promoting the formulation and implementation of the Action plan.
基金a phased achievement of the major project“A Comparative Study of National Human Rights Action Plans of Different Countries(Project No.13JJD820022)of the National Human Rights Education and Training Basethe sub-project“New Developments of the Theory and Practice in Socialist Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China under the Marxist theory research and construction project“Research on Several Major Basic Theories of Human Rights
文摘At least 57 countries have formulated and implemented 78 national human rights action plans, and the international assessment of them has had direct influence on their international human rights images of their issuers and the focuses of future planning According to related reports from the universal periodic review by the united nations Human rights Council, three categories of comments in a rough quantitative proportion of 1:4:2 have been made by the international community on these plans, which can be categorized as: Attention, Laudatory and expectation, representing objective attention, appreciation or encouragement and anticipation of further implementation or improvement, respectively In terms of regions, Asian countries have received the most Attention Comments, europe and Africa fewer, and America the least The marked achievements in the formulation and implementation of human rights action plans in China have attracted widespread attention and recognition, and further efforts should be made to implement steady and consistent human rights policies, improve the implementation mechanisms and integrate the external and internal functions of human rights action plans so as to promote the sustainable development of China’s human rights cause.
文摘EDITOR'S NOTE: The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010) has won favorable comments in China and abroad since its publication by the Information Office of the State Council on April 13, 2009. Here is a transcript of an interview given to our reporters by Wang Chen, director of the Office, on the Action Plan, which we hope will help our readers gain a better understanding of China's human rights cause and its development.
文摘Introduction The realization of human rights in the broadest sense has been a long-cherished ideal of mankind and also a longpursued goal of the Chinese government and people.
文摘Introduction The period from 2016 to 2020 is a decisive stage for China in the building of a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way as well as a major stage for realizing the orderly,steady and sustainable development of human rights in China.
文摘The formulation of the National Human Rights Action Plan is an impor- tant measure taken by theChinese government to ensure the implementation of the constitutional principle of respecting and safeguarding human rights. It is of great significance to promoting scientific development and social harmony, and to achieving the great objective of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way.
基金a phased research achievement of Sichuan's social science programming project in 2019 titled“Overall Planning of Public Power and Expression of Private Rights in Inter-provincial Trading of Construction Land Quotas of Impoverished Regions”(project number:SC19B093)。
文摘In China, the trading of construction land quotas has undergone an institutional evolution process characterized by gradual deregulation.In 2021, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC) resolved to develop a national cross-regional trading mechanism for construction land quotas.Construction land quotas, which have attributes of both public power and private rights, share certain common grounds with the rights of land development, dumping and carbon emission.To build a national trading market for construction land quotas, it is necessary to make clarifications and innovations in macro-level ideas, meso-level mechanisms, and micro-level designs.
基金the project researching Developments in the Theory and Practices of Socialist Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics since the Eighteenth National Congresssubproject of Marxist Theory Research and Development Project “researches on major basic theories on human rights”
文摘The joint meeting mechanism for the National Human Rights Action Plan(NHRAP)is a multi-faceted mechanism which unifies political,legislative,administrative,judicial and social sectors.It undertakes the responsibility of formulating,implementing,supervising and evaluating the NHRAP,promotes mutual learning,exchange and competition among member units in the protection of human rights.Over the ten years since it was established,it has proved to be a successful innovative mechanism for protecting human rights that is in line with China’s national conditions.In order to improve the operation of the joint meeting mechanism the NHRAP,it is necessary to establish a more effective coordination mechanism within the joint meeting mechanism,and to subdivide the monitoring and evaluation functions into three levels.
基金a stage achievement of the sub-topic of Marxist theoretical research and construction project"Several important basic theories of human rights"
文摘Since the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993,more than a quarter of the participating countries have developed National Human Rights Action Plans(NHRAPs)to promote human rights.An assessment of the NHRAPs can help to understand the realities of the implementation,improve the quality of the follow-up plan,and improve the effectiveness of the plan in the implementation process.From the texts and practices of the NHRAPs,such an assessment includes the 'self-assessments' of the plans’ implementers,comprehensive assessments of inter-departmental committees(groups),and evaluations of policy objects,social organizations and human rights experts.The assessment methods include field research,qualitative evaluation,indicator measurement and process monitoring,among other things.The results of the assessment can promote the cohesion between the NHRAPs in different periods,promote the accumulation and transmission of the implementation experience of the plan,and promote the optimization and adjustment of related matters during the implementation period.
文摘Chen Yifan, who is resolved to be single for life, has never expected that at 45, she can realize her dream of producing a baby for herself without having to get married—and legally.
文摘The State Council, or China's cabinet, has called for a middle to long-term plan to pro- mote new-style urbanization, enabling more migrant workers and their families to settle in cities.
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Since "the state respects and protects human rights" was written into the Constitution in 2004, the Chinese government has issued many white papers during a short period of a few years and has included "respect and protect human rights" in the 11 th Five Year Plan of National Economic and Social Development.
文摘The issue of linguistic planning, choice of variant for increasing in standard norm, the determination of official status of appropriate language in certain countries, has been a concern, as it was also the orientation of different linguistic studies. In this work, we will try to treat the process of linguistic planning and of the official status of languages in Kosova during 1999-2009. In this context we do not intend to exhaust of handling with this problem, but we will try to present some issues and problems in which languages in Kosova have passed through. This issue is interesting for studies in sociolinguistic field in general and particularly in Albanian language.
文摘China has effectively curbed the excess growth of its population in recent years, and this represents a change of historical importance in its population reproduction. Thanks to this success, the Chinese people's health has significantly improved. Following is the full text of an interview by our staff reporter with Zhang Weiqing, minister in charge of the State Population and Family Planning Commission. We hope it will help our readers acquire a better understanding of how China's family planning policy has helped safeguard and promote human rights in the country and the world.
文摘The State Council Information Office un- veiled the National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-2015) (hereinafter referred to as the Action Plan) on June 11, drawing wide attention, both domestically and internationally. Wang Chen, minis- ter of the State Council Information Office, answered questions concern- ing China's formulation of the Action Plan in an exclusive interview with the Xinhua News Agency. The fol- lowing is the translated version of the full text of the interview:
文摘In April 2009, after receiving ap- proval from the State Council, the Information Office of the State Council published the NationalHuman Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010). It is China's first national plan on the theme of human rights, and serves as a policy document of the current stage for advancing China's human rights in a comprehensive way. It is an important move to implement the constitutional principle of respect- ing and safeguarding human rights, and to promote sustainable development and social harmony. It is also a solemn commitment to the world made by the Chinese government on human rights.