Friday, November 15, 2013

Rule of Law (法治)

三中全会《决定》:严禁刑讯逼供、体罚虐待 逐步减少适用死刑罪名 (Third plenary decision: prohibit torture and corporal punishment, gradually reduce death penalty sentences)
People’s Daily, November 15, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1115/c1001-23559111.html

遏制司法地方化 (China to curb judicial localization)
Caixin, November 15, 2013
http://magazine.caixin.com/2013-11-15/100605697.html

Related Tencent Weibo post:
共识网, November 15, 2013
【张思之:我对《全会决议》司法改革部分并不乐观】废除劳教应当肯定,但要密切注意公安机关在执法过程中有没有新的“法外制度”替代劳教制度。比如刑法中的一些口袋罪是适用问题。决议写的再好,没有具体措施跟进,司法机关不能摆脱工具地位,司法改革就不能彻底深入下去。
http://t.qq.com/p/t/276133016218129