For the past two months, local officials in the southwestern Chinese province of Guangxi have pursued a harsh campaign aimed at enforcing China's population planning laws. In order to meet targets for allowable births, they forced pregnant women to have…
2007-05-27
The political season is approaching, both in the United States and China. American politicians are scrambling to position themselves on the issues in the run-up to the 2008 presidential elections. For their part, Chinese Party officials are consumed by preparations…
2007-05-24
The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) released new comprehensive statistics for 2006, including the numbers of civil society organizations, villager and residents committees, and recipients of welfare programs in a May 23 post on their website. The official numbers…
2007-05-22
The China Law Center at Yale Law School is seeking applications from legal professionals for an open position of Fellow in the Center’s New Haven office. This position requires working with senior Center staff to carry out and develop collaborative…
2007-05-17
Actually, no. There have been several references recently to the "skyrocketing" or "rapidly increasing" caseload of Chinese courts as a result of increased citizen legal activism. But the numbers just don't support this. True, the annual work reports of the…
2007-05-09
NYU Law School's U.S.-Asia Law Institute is seeking a Research Fellow to work in New York City. The Research Fellow will support the Institute's projects by conducting research and writing on issues related to legal reform in China; by providing…