This paper introduces the recent highly significant activity of China Oilfield Services Ltd. （COSL） in the South China Sea, where COSL conducted pretrial drilling in June of 2008. The paper discusses some key resear...This paper introduces the recent highly significant activity of China Oilfield Services Ltd. （COSL） in the South China Sea, where COSL conducted pretrial drilling in June of 2008. The paper discusses some key research and new practices which led to the fabrication of related equipment which was evaluated in the trial. The market for deepwater drilling in the world has grown over the past 10 years but there are few drilling vessels or platforms suitable for drilling in deepwater or super deepwater. China needs equipment capable of deepwater drilling operations. COSL has some semisubmersible platforms, but they are only considered suitable for operations in water depths less than 475 m. An enabling technology, referred to as an artificial seabed, has been under development by COSL since 2004, and it applies the research results and experiences of many experts in deepwater drilling. COSL hopes this technology will allow drilling to depths of approximately 1 000-1 500m with its current platforms. The paper presents research progress and improvements in fabrication and necessary upgrades to equipment for extending deepwater drilling. The pretrial well was executed at a water depth of nearly 500m. COSL will drill the trial well around 2009 at the same location in the South China Sea.展开更多
More than 70 law experts, lawyers and prosecutors attended a symposium held in Beijing of late on the role lawyers should play in pre-trial procedures. The symposium was sponsored jointly by the State Institute for Pr...More than 70 law experts, lawyers and prosecutors attended a symposium held in Beijing of late on the role lawyers should play in pre-trial procedures. The symposium was sponsored jointly by the State Institute for Prosecutors, the Center for Research of Procedural Laws under the China Political Science and Law University and the Criminal Defense Committee of the All-China Lawyers＇ Association. This report highlights the debate that took place during the symposium.展开更多
The utilization of pretrial detention,which constrains and expropriates the human rights of citizens,should be of legitimacy. That is to say,the implementation of pretrial detention must follow the standards of legiti...The utilization of pretrial detention,which constrains and expropriates the human rights of citizens,should be of legitimacy. That is to say,the implementation of pretrial detention must follow the standards of legitimacy and legal procedures. To guarantee the legitimacy,the process of pretrial detention should stick to three principles,the presumption of innocence,judicial inspection and proportion. The legitimacy benefits constructing the system of detention,preventing the alienation of pretrial detention,saving the judicial resources,perfecting the litigation structure,and improving non-costidal measures. Aiming at the deficiency of the legitimacy of pretrial detention in present China,there are necessities of promoting the constitution awareness of protection of human rights in criminal process,of constructing factual standard systems of legitimacy,and of perfecting the due procedural mechanism of pretrial detention.展开更多
文摘This paper introduces the recent highly significant activity of China Oilfield Services Ltd. （COSL） in the South China Sea, where COSL conducted pretrial drilling in June of 2008. The paper discusses some key research and new practices which led to the fabrication of related equipment which was evaluated in the trial. The market for deepwater drilling in the world has grown over the past 10 years but there are few drilling vessels or platforms suitable for drilling in deepwater or super deepwater. China needs equipment capable of deepwater drilling operations. COSL has some semisubmersible platforms, but they are only considered suitable for operations in water depths less than 475 m. An enabling technology, referred to as an artificial seabed, has been under development by COSL since 2004, and it applies the research results and experiences of many experts in deepwater drilling. COSL hopes this technology will allow drilling to depths of approximately 1 000-1 500m with its current platforms. The paper presents research progress and improvements in fabrication and necessary upgrades to equipment for extending deepwater drilling. The pretrial well was executed at a water depth of nearly 500m. COSL will drill the trial well around 2009 at the same location in the South China Sea.
文摘More than 70 law experts, lawyers and prosecutors attended a symposium held in Beijing of late on the role lawyers should play in pre-trial procedures. The symposium was sponsored jointly by the State Institute for Prosecutors, the Center for Research of Procedural Laws under the China Political Science and Law University and the Criminal Defense Committee of the All-China Lawyers＇ Association. This report highlights the debate that took place during the symposium.
文摘The utilization of pretrial detention,which constrains and expropriates the human rights of citizens,should be of legitimacy. That is to say,the implementation of pretrial detention must follow the standards of legitimacy and legal procedures. To guarantee the legitimacy,the process of pretrial detention should stick to three principles,the presumption of innocence,judicial inspection and proportion. The legitimacy benefits constructing the system of detention,preventing the alienation of pretrial detention,saving the judicial resources,perfecting the litigation structure,and improving non-costidal measures. Aiming at the deficiency of the legitimacy of pretrial detention in present China,there are necessities of promoting the constitution awareness of protection of human rights in criminal process,of constructing factual standard systems of legitimacy,and of perfecting the due procedural mechanism of pretrial detention.
