Author : Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Book Synopsis "A Great Danger for Lawyers" by : Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Download or read book "A Great Danger for Lawyers" written by Human Rights Watch (Organization) and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 2006 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International standards for lawyers. -- The legal profession: a general lack of independence. -- Mass cases and the rights protection movement. Box: Mass incidents on the rise (April 2005-November 2006). -- The New Guiding Opinions. -- A. Tightening of control by the judicial bureaus and other governmental departments -- B. Requiring lawyers to share confidential information with the authorities -- C. Strengthening of controls exercised by the lawyers associations -- D. Introduction of specific requirements for accepting cases -- E. Greater restrictions on working with petitioners -- F. Discouraging contacts with media and foreign organizations -- G. Requiring lawyers to take cases based on their possible effect on "stability"--H. Intimidating sanctions. -- Promulgation of local versions of the Guiding Opinions. -- Lawyers' reactions to the new restrictions and the government's response. Lawyers' initial reactions - Government response. -- Recommendations. To the Chinese government - To the United Nations - To the international law community. -- Acknowledgments. -- Appendix I: Guiding Opinions of the All-China Lawyers Association on Lawyers Handling Mass Cases. -- Appendix II: Glossary of Chinese terms.