Letter from Li Peng Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, To China Society for Human Rights Studies

China Society for Human Rights Studies, I would like to extend my warm greetings to the launch of your Human Rights magazine. Enjoying human rights fully is a lofty goal long pursued after by human race. Over the years when they carried out revolution, construction and reforms, the Chinese people have struggled indomitably and strived incessantly to achieve this goal. Progress made in this regard has caught worldwide attention. When struggling for, safeguarding, promoting and developing human rights, the Chinese people have always combined the universality prin-

The Transformation of Environmental Governance from the Point of the Interaction between Government and National People's Congress

Taking cadmium pollution in X River as an example, the interaction between National People＇s Congress and local government was de- scribed. How the local government transforms its role in environment protection with the help of several deputies to National People＇s Congress was expounded from the angle of social construction, which also enlightened the way to build an environment protection road with Chinese characteristics.

Testative Discussion on how to be an Eligible Interpreter--Based on the People’s Republic of China of the National People’s Congress and Committee of the People’s Political Consultative Conference from 2012 to 2014

In recent years,with the rapid development of the Chinese economy,the“two sessions”in March of every year which sponsored by the ministry of foreign affairs attract more and more journalists from all over the world.The press conference in the“two sessions”likes an important window to show China’s policies and claims to the world.Meanwhile,the premier who answers questions in the press conference,respectively,shows the world the eloquence and polite manners of China’s premier,such as Premier Wen Jiabao and Premier Li Keqiang.Their astute response,excellent,and emotional expression makes a deep impression on audiences.Moreover,as a bridge between the speaker and the listeners,the interpretation once is incorrect will cause some mistakes even conflicts.Therefore,the interpreter plays a most important role in the press conference.How to improve the interpretation level in the press conference is a significant topic.The thesis mainly introduces the content of press conference interpreting from 2012 to 2014.At present,the practical study of press conference interpretation is far from enough.The last part gives the summary of the study and points out the main findings for the further study.

Tibet:14 Years of Brilliant, Extraor Achievements——An interview with Raidi, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Tremendous changes have takenplace in Tibet under the state policy of reform andopening up to the outside world, especially over thepast 14 years since the Fourth Plenary Session of the13th Central Committee of the Chinese CommunistParty. Unprecedented are the development of the localeconomy, and so are the changes in the outlook ofcities and countryside in the region, and life of ethnicTibetan has kept improving.Raidi, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee ofthe National People's Congress (NPC), is a mostqualified eyewitness to these changes. He was born intoa serf's family before the Democratic Reform in thelate 1950s, and had worked on various leading posts inTibet before he was elected to NPC, China's highestlegislature. In July 1990, Jiang Zemin, then generalsecretary of the CPC Central Committee, cited Raidi asan example when speaking on the question of humanrights during an inspection tour of Lhasa. Said he,'What do human rights mean? Comrade Raidi, aformer serf, now works as the second most seniormember of the Chinese Communist Party Committee ofTibet Autonomous Region, his experiences bring outthe meaning of human rights. Aren't we justified topublicize that?'Following is a slightly abridged text of an interviewgiven by Raidi to our staff reporter on the eve of theNew Year's day, in which he talked about theachievements Tibet has made over the past 14 yearsand the Party's policy in Tibet.

Human Rights in China:Exploration and Development of Whole-process People’s Democracy

Whole-process people’s democracy represents a new exploration of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era as well as a novel and important method for protecting the human rights of the Chinese people.It is conducive to solving a multitude of problems hindering the protection of civil rights and political rights.The greatest highlight of whole-process people’s democracy is that the people are the masters of their own country and exercise the power to govern the state through“extensive participation and consultation.”China’s experience and approaches in advancing whole-process people’s democracy provide a reference for other countries.

On the Budgetary Supervision of Local People's Congress in China

Strengthening the budgetary supervision of the local People＇s Congress is essential not merely to the deepening of budgetary reform but also to the improvement of the People＇s Congress system and socialist democracy. Budgetary supervision by the People＇s Congress comprises three elements： information, dialogue and enforcement. A national questionnaire survey based on these three elements shows that with the deepening of budgetary reform, the budgetary supervision of the People＇s Congress has undergone a shift from procedural to substantive oversight. Nevertheless, it still faces a number of challenges at local level. In the forthcoming reforms, budgetary supervision by the People＇s Congress should be strengthened to make local governments more accountable to the people.

On the Establishment of Modern Medical System of Assimilating Advantages of Oriental Medicine and Western Medicine—A Speech by the Vice-Chairperson of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China,President of Chinese Medical Associatio

It is known to all that traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy, as the summary of Chinese people fighting against various kinds of disease for thousands of years, has a summate theoretical system possessing the essence of Chinese classical philosophy, intensively reflects deep thinking and pondering of Chinese culture on the human being himself and dialectical relation between human and culture, making indelible contribution to the offspring reproduction and prosperity.

Congratulations from Prof.Han Qi-de,Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,Chairman of China Association for Science and Technology

It is of my great pleasure to learn that the Third World Integrative Medicine Congress is about to be held in Guangzhou. rm writing to express my highest congratulations to the successful opening of the congress, as well as my cordial welcome to the experts and scholars around the world.

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Regarding the Severe Punishment of Criminals Who Abduct and Traffic in or Kidnap Women or Children

With a view to severely punishing criminals who abduct and traffic in or kidnap women or children so as to protect the personal safety of women and children and maintain the public security order, the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law are supplemented or amended as follows: 1. Whoever abducts and traffics in a woman or a child shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than ten years, and shall concurrently be punished with a

审议促监督的转化机制——以Y市空间规划监督工作为例

人民代表大会制度是我国的根本政治制度,各级人民政府由人大产生,对人大负责,受人大监督。人大监督是规制现代政府公权力,避免其异化的重要环节。既有研究重在监督权力的配置与归属,研究对象较为传统,监督工具的缺失致使监督权力的运行过程还较为模糊。审议是地方人大对规划行政实施监督的重要工具,然而从工具的使用到监督效能的转化,其过程机制还有待揭示。为此,文章以Y市为基础,以访谈文本的扎根分析为依托,对审议全过程进行研究。研究发现,现阶段人大对规划的审议,更多表现为工具理性,监督价值有待引入。地方人大要实现对空间规划的有效监督必须考虑审议议题、审议程序和审议结果三要素,并且让审议三要素分别在压力机制、追责机制和赋能机制的主导下发挥效用。

地方人大及其常委会监督地方监察机关的法治逻辑及展开路径

地方人大及其常委会监督地方监察机关具有严密的法治逻辑,既是人民代表大会制度的内在逻辑要求,也是强化对权力运行制约和监督的必然要求,还是对监督者再监督的题中之义。但由于监察权在我国新“四权”权力配置模式中处于优越地位,地方人大及其常委会监督地方监察机关还面临一些挑战和障碍。这就需要在正确认识和处理地方人大及其常委会监督与地方监察机关监察两者“异中有同”“相得益彰”关系的基础上,由地方人大及其常委会对地方监察机关开展“正确监督、有效监督、依法监督”,以实现地方人大及其常委会对地方监察机关监督的目的。

监察体制改革视域下人民监督员制度的新发展

随着国家监察体制改革深入推进,检察机关的职务犯罪侦查职能发生重大调整,人民监督员制度的适用备受关注。2021年《监察法实施条例》将履行公职的人民监督员纳入监察范围,确立了人民监督员作为监察对象的法律地位。人民监督员行使的监督权属于公权力。对此,宜从监督权力和维护公益两个维度进一步证成健全人民监督员制度的必要性。未来,顺应《监察法》第一次修改的趋向,健全符合人民监督员作为监察对象之法律地位的制度新方案:首先,转变理念认知,规范人民监督员行使公权力的主要形式及其限度;其次,确定人民监督员不当用权的法律责任,调动其秉公用权的主动性;最后,提高人民监督员履职用权的素能,重视人民监督员的选任、培训与考核等工作的质量。

理一分殊:全国人大及其常委会宪法监督权的差异化构造

对全国人大及其常委会宪法监督权的同质化理解忽略了宪法文本的差异,也会造成“实效性难题”与“冗余性难题”。全国人大相对其他国家机关具有政治上的优越地位,其宪法监督权建基于最高国家权力机关的地位与民主集中制原则。全国人大可通过多种方式监督其他国家机关的工作,宪法监督是其中一项,在类型上属于政治控制型监督。全国人大常委会是最高国家权力机关的常设机关,相对其他国家机关具有相对的优越地位,也有权开展政治控制型的宪法监督。1982年《宪法》特别授予全国人大常委会“解释宪法,监督宪法的实施”的权限,使得常委会得以独占性地开展合宪性审查。合宪性审查属于规范控制型宪法监督,它的依据是宪法的规范效力。应注重两机关宪法监督权的性质差异,推进政治控制型监督与规范控制型监督共同保障宪法实施。

Xu Jialu: Chinese Culture Should Shoulder Its Own World Responsibilities

Xu Jialu,Vice Chairman of the Ninth and the Tenth Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, is also a world-famous linguist and famed cultural scholar. He celebrated his 80th birthday in June this year. The author paid a special visit to the old scholar and talked about hot topics like Chinese culture, the global situation, the “Belt and Road” initiative etc. with him.

人大监督法院的实践审思及规范性重构

当前人大对法院的监督因未能触及实质性审判工作而陷入形式化困境。这实际上从任意进行个案监督的极端走向另一极端,未能正视我国国家机构组织和运行的规范原理及其自主性。与西方分权体制下司法自主、程序本位和不设置专门监督机制不同,在我国政法体制下,法院尝试在程序主义和政策实施两种模式之间寻求平衡。考虑到审判权以牺牲程序来达到实质正义会引发不均衡这一后果,作为代表机关的人大从外部进行的监督就成为实现体制均衡的制度安排。人大若要实质性发挥这一功能,就要从个案展开监督。但基于人大的宪法属性、职能适配及其在监督体系中的定位,人大应侧重于从个案汇集的类案中找到普遍和共性问题,进行类案监督。落实这一监督指向,要对法院就某类案件或工作制定的规范性文件、落实政策情况、办案机制、特定范围的案件进行监督;应根据“获得线索—调查了解—处理问题—实施制裁”的监督权能结构实现监督方式的整合和创新,提高监督质效。

试论党的二十大报告中“人民”一词的三重含义

在中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会报告中,“人民”是使用频率最高的词之一。“人民”一词在党的二十大报告中的高频次使用,既充分彰显了以习近平同志为核心的党中央领导集体对人民群众作为历史创造者、历史进步的推动者以及社会主义中国的真正主人身份的认同与重视,也体现了习近平总书记对人民权力、人民利益、人民幸福等问题的高度关注。整体地看,党的二十大报告中“人民”一词主要有三个维度的含义:首先,作为主体的“人民”,“人民”是党和国家事业的绝对主体,是社会主义国家一切权力的合法性来源——中华人民共和国的一切权力属于人民,还是社会主义中国的主人。其次,“人民”既是中华民族文化共同体的成员,又是人类命运共同体的成员。最后,在全过程人民民主制度中,“人民”的身份、地位与作用充分彰显了中国特色社会主义的本质。“人民”概念的这三个维度并非各不相干,而是有着高度的一致性。它们既充分遵循了习近平总书记“人民至上”“以人民为中心”的基本发展思想,又从人民观的维度指明了中国特色社会主义建设与发展应遵循的原则、目标、任务与实践要求。

新时代地方变通立法的创新与规制——以授权上海制定浦东新区法规为视角

浦东新区法规是全国人大常委会通过授权决定创设的新型地方性法规,旨在比照经济特区法规,在非经济特区的浦东变通适用法律和行政法规,为我国地方变通立法制度开创了重要先例。从创设依据看,尽管在授权时缺少《立法法》的直接依据,但总体上遵循了宪法的职权范围和央地国家机构职权划分原则,与宪法序言精神相契合,因而具备必要的合宪性基础。鉴于变通立法与法制统一原则的内在紧张关系,法规的制定应当严控准入门槛,准确把握权限范围与变通幅度,建立健全备案审查和自我监督机制,着力实现预留创新空间、严守法治底线的总体目标与核心要求。

凝心聚力,奔赴教育高质量发展的远大前程——深入学习贯彻党的二十大报告的教育新部署

党的二十大报告首次把教育、科技和人才放在一个篇章下论述,并将其作为社会民生问题的重要领域进行了深入阐释,深刻体现了党和国家对教育事业在新时代下高质量发展的清晰认识和全面考量。在新时代的发展背景下,针对二十大报告中的教育论述和教育思想进行深入的分析和阐述,从“教科人”三位一体战略、办人民满意的教育、为党育人为国育才战略、教育优先发展战略、教育高质量发展、教育强国战略等6个方面对历史发展新时期下党的教育方针进行深刻揭示,为进一步深入理解和落实二十大精神,全面推进教育领域革新与发展提供一定的理论支撑和政策参考。

人工智能时代人大监督助推社会风险智治的演化路径与协同创新

伴随人工智能技术在社会各领域的广泛应用与创新实践,社会风险治理迎来了重大变革的机遇与挑战,并在人大监督下推动着政府治理体系和治理能力现代化的进程。要把握人工智能在风险智治过程中的“人工智能+技术升级”、“人工智能+体制转型”、“人工智能+多维视角”、“人工智能+生态优化”等机遇优势,就需通过人大监督手段着力破除人工智能在实践过程中出现的理念困境、伦理冲突、法律问题、技术更迭、民生矛盾、安全漏洞等问题与挑战,构建人工智能风险智治的思维理念与框架逻辑、打造人工智能风险智治的技术协同与互动融通体系、优化人工智能风险智治的三方博弈均衡机制、完善人工智能风险智治的道德伦理与法治规约,从而加快形成人工智能风险智治的“善治”体系及“善智”能力的“良性互构”,推进国家治理现代化转型升级。