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The changing face of China's legal system
2015-10-12
An overview of some of the reforms undertaken since pilot programs were introduced last year:
Reforms spark legal brain drain
2015-10-12
Judges and officials are stepping down as changes designed to streamline China's judicial system prompt concerns about long hours, low pay and the pressure of work.
Courts to avoid judgments in weak cases
2015-09-22
Little awareness of human rights protection and illegal maneuvering to tackle cases have been the main reasons for wrongful verdicts.
More than 1,500 defendants acquitted in two years
2015-09-21
Some 1,603 defendants have been acquitted in the past two years amid measures to protect human rights, according to a top judicial reform official.
China plans to record suspect questioning
2015-09-21
China will strive to record by audio or video the questioning of all suspects in the future in a bid to protect their legal rights, Huang Ming, vice-minister of public security, said Monday.
Prisoners on death row to get free legal aid
2015-09-15
Inmates on death row will be entitled to free legal representation under a new rule drafted by the Ministry of Justice.
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Courts improve procedures
2015-09-10
The apology made by the Anhui provincial high people's court to 19 people who were wrongly convicted for fraudulent fundraising shows it is seeking to correct its past wrong rulings. But a set of fair and equitable judicial procedures is needed to prevent such judicial mistakes.
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Debtors pay price for ignoring court rulings
2015-09-10
Li Chao failed to obey a court's verdict to repay a debt, and as a result found himself imprisoned.
