The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Rule of Law (法治)

Resurrecting one of China’s most embarrassing court decisions
The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/11/resurrecting-one-of-chinas-most-embarrassing-court-decisions/?mod=WSJBlog

周强首秀工作报告,薄熙来案成典型 (Critics say there is nothing new in chief justice’s first work report)
Deutsche Welle, March 10, 2014
dw.de/p/1BMqs

Related:
最高人民法院工作报告(摘要) (Summary of the annual work report of the Supreme People's Court)
Supreme People's Court, March 11, 2014
www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2014/03/id/1227261.shtml

China's chief justice warns of weakness, pledges reform in court system
Xinhua, March 10, 2014
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90785/8561303.html