China's Quest for Justice
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A small but growing band of Chinese lawyers is pushing for reform in the country's courts. The political hurdles are huge, but their case is being heard
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China, a frequent target of overseas human rights organisations, has promised to improve the treatment of its prisoners, especially those on death row, state press reported Monday.
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Members of U.S. Congress have urged  Chinese President Hu Jintao to parole a U.S.-based scholar  jailed for entering China illegally and accused of spying.
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At first glance it is not obvious why China needs an anti-secession law: lack of such legislation has never stopped Beijing using harsh measures to silence anyone advocating independence for
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How the truth of the past emerges in China is a subject of great importance and invisible struggle.
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China is to make it easier to fight intellectual property right crimes, a move that may ease U.S. concerns over rampant copying of movies, software and other goods that Washington says costs businesses billions of dollars a year.
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China's most outspoken media voice discusses the anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre and whether it could happen again.
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BEIJING -- China will start holding jury trials next year as part of court reforms that also will increase the number of judges, state media reported Monday.
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China's ruling Communist Party has offered leniency if corrupt officials confess, state media said on Friday of a problem that has fuelled mounting public discontent.
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China has executed fewer people since the country's highest court was given authority to review death sentences at the start of this year, state media reported on Friday.
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Chinese courts on Friday ruled against a blind activist and a researcher for The New York Times in two cases that have attracted international attention as examples of government retribution against dissent.
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A court in China has used a software   program to help decide prison sentences in more than 1,500   criminal cases, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday.
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China is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping, its late supreme leader. For most Chinese the diminutive figure was the man who set the country on a pragmatic reformist
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In November the court will consider a lawsuit against Yahoo by jailed Chinese dissidents.
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CHINA BEIJING - China has ordered judges to use the death penalty more sparingly by showing leniency for murderers who cooperate with authorities and white-collar criminals who help recoup their ill-gotten gains, the government said yesterday. The order is the latest effort by Beijing to reform capital punishment in China, believed to carry out more court-ordered executions than the rest ...
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A heated ideological debate within China&#39;s ruling Communist Party over how to solve the nation&#39;s social ills is spilling out into public view ahead of a major political gathering late this year.
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The unusually harsh sentence comes at a time of concerns for the quality and safety of Chinaâs food and drug system.