Resources
Online Chinese News
Methods for the Management of Law Firms (in Chinese)
Online Chinese News http://www.legalinfo.gov.cn/moj/2008zcfg/2008-07/22/content_906515.htm


Constitution of the All-China Lawyers’ Association (in Chinese)
Online Chinese News http://sfj.xxz.gov.cn/936.html


Legal Profession in China
CSCL Report: Legal Advocacy and the 2011 Crackdown in China
Legal Profession in China http://www.csclawyers.org/letters/Legal%20Advocacy%20and%20the%202011%20Crackdown%20in%20China.pdf

This report details the 2011 crackdown on Chinese lawyers and its effects on legal advocacy and human rights.



Law of the People’s Republic of China on Lawyers
Legal Profession in China http://www.csclawyers.org/letters/Lawyers%20Law%202007.pdf


Methods for the Management of Lawyers’ Practice (in Chinese)
Legal Profession in China http://www.chinalaw.gov.cn/article/fgkd/xfg/gwybmgz/200902/20090200128182.shtml


Law of the People’s Republic of China on Lawyers (in Chinese)
Legal Profession in China http://www1.www.gov.cn/flfg/2007-10/28/content_788495.htm


An unofficial English translation by Human Rights Watch
Legal Profession in China http://www.hrw.org/en/node/11104/section/12


Guiding Opinion on Lawyers Handling Mass Cases (in Chinese)
Legal Profession in China http://www.chineselawyer.com.cn/pages/2006-5-15/s34852.html


International Human Rights Materials Related To Chinese Defense Lawyers
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice’s Notice on the Commencement of the Annual Assessment of Law Firms in Beijing in 2009, Order No. 120 (in Chinese)
International Human Rights Materials Related To Chinese Defense Lawyers http://www.bmla.org.cn/bjlawyers2/news/download.jsp?filePath=web_manager/infocenter/annexfiles/IC04000008632.doc


International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights General Comment No. 13
International Human Rights Materials Related To Chinese Defense Lawyers http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/bb722416a295f264c12563ed0049dfbd?Opendocument

Para. 9 provides that: “Lawyers should be able to counsel and to represent their clients in accordance with their established professional standards and judgement without any restrictions, influences, pressures or undue interference from any quarter.”



International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Human Rights Materials Related To Chinese Defense Lawyers http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm


The Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
International Human Rights Materials Related To Chinese Defense Lawyers http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/lawyers.htm


Chinese Legal Resources and Regulation
Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Chinese Legal Resources and Regulation http://www.cecc.gov

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China was created by Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China, and to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress.