China Judicial Survey and the Dangers of Snapshots

2009-07-22

A Xinhua survey published yesterday found that 14 out of 30 provincial chief justices have had no legal training. Of the judges surveyed, fourteen possessed no prior legal training or had previously worked in China’s court system prior to their appointments. (h/t China Briefing)

In the next couple of weeks, we're going to see more of this, particularly in light of the Rio Tinto case and the increased scrutiny of the judicial system here. This one originated with Xinhua, but I expect the story to circulate overseas.

I hope that as all this goes on, news agencies will give these stories a bit of perspective, although I'm not going to hold my breath.

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