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Human rights in China are periodically reviewed by international bodies, such as human rights treaty bodies and the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review. [1] The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), their supporters, and other proponents claim that existing policies ...
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the supreme law of the People's Republic of China. It was adopted by the 5th National People's Congress on December 4, 1982, with further revisions about every five years. It is the fourth constitution in PRC history, superseding the 1954 constitution, the 1975 constitution, and the 1978 ...
Draft of the Personal Rights of the Civil Code of May 19, 2020: Promoting the Protection of Personal Rights in China China News Agency interviewed Zang Tiewei, spokesperson of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on hot issues related to the Civil Code
The Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens were greatly expanded, and elevated to Chapter Two, ahead of the provisions for the structure of the government. The 1982 Constitution was subsequently amended in 1988, 1993, 1999, 2004 and 2018, generally modifying the Constitution in accordance with economic and political reforms over that period.
In the constitution of 1954, it includes the Preamble, four chapters, 106 articles, and it defines “the national flag of People’s Republic of China is a red flag with 5 stars” (Art 104); “the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China is: in the centre, Tien An Men under the light of five stars, and encircled by ears of grain ...
Chinese nationality law details the conditions by which a person holds nationality of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The primary law governing these requirements is the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, which came into force on September 10, 1980. Foreign nationals may naturalize if they are permanent residents in any ...
e. The Governance of China (Chinese: 习近平谈治国理政) is a four-volume collection of speeches and writings by Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and 6th paramount leader of China. Presenting the official party line for China's development in the 21st century, the collection is an authoritative source on Xi ...
In the years after Hu Jintao's rise to power, respect of basic human rights in China continued to be a source of concern. Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist, was arrested and sentenced to jail for 11 years in 2010. [181] [182] Liu Xiaobo, together with others, authored the Charter 08 and received the Nobel Peace ...