简介:TheChinesegovernmentissuedtheProgramofWomen’sDevelopment(2001-2010)andtheProgramofChildren’sDevelopment(2001-2010)inMay2001.Thewomen’sdevelopmentprogrammakesequalitybetweenmenandwomenabasicstatepolicyforpromotingsocialdevelopmentandidentifiessixpriorityareas,namely,womenandeconomy,women’sparticipationinpolicydecisionmaking
简介:Ⅰ.Lawsandsystems1.LawsThereisnounifiedlaworregulationinHongKongdevotedtotheprotectionofminors.Theprovisionsconcerningtheprotectionofminorsarereflectedinmanyordinances.Chapter226ofHongKongLaws:JuvenileOffendersOrdinancesays:Itshallbeconclusivelypresumedthatnochildundertheageof10yearscanbeguiltyofanoffence.Chapter200providesthatamanwhohasunlawfulsexualintercoursewithagirlundertheageof13shallbeguiltyofanoffenceandshallbeliableonconvictiononindictmenttoimprisonmentforlife.Section125oftheOrdinanceprovidesthatamanwhohasunlawfulsexualintercoursewithawomanwhoismentallyincapacitatedshallbeguiltyofanoffenceandshallbeliableonconvictiononindictmenttoimprisonmentfor10years.
简介:ThispaperseekstodemonstratethatintheInter-Americanhumanrightssystem,thereisaformofmultilevelhumanrightsprotection.Todoso,anumberofinstitutionswherethisprotectionispresentarereviewed.Inaddition,regulatoryandpracticalbaseshavingmadethisformofprotectionpossibleareoutlined.Lastly,theissueoftherelationshipproducedatthelevelofthejudiciaryfromthismultileveldiscussionbetweennationalandinternationalsystemsisdiscussed.
简介:LearningfromthepainfullessonsoftheWorldWarII,humanrightstheoryrediscoveredthevalueofhumandignity,andmadetheprotectionofhumandignitythebasisandpurposeofhumanrightsprotection.Anyabuseofhumanrightsisaninfringementonhumandignity.Howhumandignityisrespectedandvaluedisameasureofasociety’shumanrightssituation.Humanrightswill
简介:Sincetheverypurposeofastatethatgainspoweristomaintainsocialorderandincreasepeople'sinterests,thestateisentitledtometeoutpunishmentforanyviolationsofpublicorderoranyoffensestothecommunity.Thisistheminimumobligationofastatetoprotectitspeople.Fromtheperspectiveoftheoperationofstatepower,adespoticstatetakesexecutivepowerasitscore.Executivepowerisnotonlythepowerthatkick-starts,butalsothepowerthathasthefinalsay.Sinceparliamentary
简介:Theconceptofhumanrightshasalreadybecomethesharedvalueofthemajorityofcountriesintheinternationalcommunity.However,realizationofhumanrightsisdecidednotonlybyloftyidealsbutalsopragmaticvalues.Thatis,canhumanrightsbeusedforsolvingmajorissuesofsociety?Withregardtothepragmaticvalueofhumanrights,therelationshipbetweenhumanrights
简介:OnMarch19,anacademicforumwasheldinJinanCity,ShandongProvince,onprotectionofvulnerablegroups’rights.SponsoredbytheLawSchoolofShandongUniversity,itgatheredsome50expertsfromtheCentralPattySchool,ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,ChinaSocietyforHumanRightsStudies,ShandongHigherPeople’sCourt,aswellassomeresearchuniversitiesinthecountry.Foursubjectswerediscussedattheforum:definitionofvulnerablegroups,legalprinciplesforprotectionofvulnerablegroups’
简介:ThepathsforapplyingtheinternationalhumanrightsconventionsinChinashouldberecognizedasfollows:OnthepremiseofrespectingtheConstitutionofChina,systematichumanrightswhichcouldcoordinatetherelationshipbetweentheConstitutionofChinaandinternationalhumanrightsconventions.ThesourceofthehumanrightslegislationobligationsofthelegislativeorgansofChinaistheConstitutionofChina,nottheinternationalhumanrightsconventions.ThelegislatureshouldunderstandandgraspthemaincontentsofthehumanrightslegislationobligationsofthelegislatureaccordingtoParagraph3ofArticle33oftheConstitutionwhiletheinterpretationofthisclausemustbebasedontherelevantprovisionsoftheinternationalhumanrightsconventions.Humanrightslegislativeobligationsofthelegislaturecanbeclassifiedintotwotypes:legislativeprotectingobligationsandlegislativereliefobligationsofhumanrights.TheNPCanditsStandingCommitteeshouldbestructurallyresponsibleforthehumanrightslegislationobligation,andtheStateCouncilandotherorgansoftheStatenotforthelegislationprotectionofhumanrights.AspecialhumanrightslawshouldbeenactedbytheNPC.
简介:TheChinesegovernmentpaysspecialattentiontopromotingandensuringhumanrightsaccordingtolaw.In2001,theNPCstandingcommitteereviewed30bills,revisedthetrademarklaw,thecopyrightlaw,themarriagelawandthetradeunionlawandadoptedAmendmentⅢtothecriminallawinthelightofterroristactivities.Thejudgelawandtheprocuratoratorlawhavechangedthesystemfortheappointmentofjudgesandprocuratorsandforacquiringthequalificationsoflawyers.Therevisedlawsprovideforaunified
简介:Since2007whenRegulationsonGovernmentInformationDisclosurewasadopted,theStateCouncilhasissuedalmostadozendocumentstoguidegovernmentinformationdisclosurearoundthecountry.Thesedocumentshavegraduallyexpandedthescopeofdisclosureandrecognizedthesignificantroleoftransparencyinpromotingtherightstoinformation,participationandsupervision,andinbuildingagovernmentthatisinnovative,impartialandoperatingunderthelaw.Meanwhile,thesedocumentshave,inboththeoryandpractice,exceededthelimitoftheRegulations,posingachallengetoincreasinggovernmenttransparencyproposedattheThirdPlenarySessionoftheEighteenthCPCCentralCommittee.
简介:Therightsandinterestsofwomenworkersintheinfor-malsectorbecamethefocusofdiscussionatanApril6forumofexpertsandscholars.Theinformalsectorisanewemploy-mentpattern,mainlyrecruitinglaid-offworkersandotherjoblesspeople.Thissec-torincludescommunityservice,sanitationimprovement,providingtemporaryor
简介:Foundlingislandsarealsocalledbabysafetyislands.Overseastheyarealsocalledfoundlingprotectioncabinsandareaplacetocareforabandonedbabies.InJune2011,theShijiazhuangSocialWelfareInstituteinHebeiProvincesetupafoundlingisland.Bytheendof2013,manycitieshadsetupsuchislands,whichisanewmeasureforensuringchildrenrights.Therearedifferentopinionson