Will Death Penalty Review Overwhelm China’s Supreme Court? – Beijing News
The Dui Hua Foundation has posted a translation of an article from the Beijing News. From Dui Hua’s introduction: The following opinion piece, which appeared on November 21, 2007 in The Beijing News...
View ArticleJudge Dismissed For Handcuffing Lawyer To Hoop
From Shanghai Daily: A judge who handcuffed a lawyer to a basketball hoop under the scorching sun for 40 minutes was removed from the bench yesterday in a county in southwestern Yunnan Province. The...
View ArticleChina To Try Top Judge For Graft
From AFP: One of China’s former top judges will be tried for taking up to four million yuan ($A652,000) in bribes, in one of the nation’s most high-profile graft cases, the state press says. Huang...
View ArticleThe Law in China: Sometimes Brutal, Sometimes Brilliant
The Telegraph’s Peter Foster points out a forthcoming BBC series following an itinerant judge in Hubei. He argues that the series offers a rare and valuable glimpse at China’s legal system as it exists...
View ArticleChongqing Mayor Urges Judges to Study Hollywood
As Chongqing struggles to clean up after its disgraced former Party chief Bo Xilai, mayor Huang Qifan has reportedly urged judges to draw inspiration from unorthodox sources. From Ernest Kao at South...
View ArticleSpain, Tibet, and the End of the Global Policeman
At Foreign Policy, David Bosco comments on new restrictions on “universal jurisdiction” investigations in Spain. Madrid’s latest efforts to rein in crusading judges follow Chinese protest at a Spanish...
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