■ Legal Profession in China

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)
http://www.bmla.org.cn/bjlawyers2/news/download.jsp?filePath=web_manager/infocenter/annexfiles/IC04000008632.doc

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

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

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

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

Law of the People's Republic of China on Lawyers


PRC Law on Lawyers (2007)

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

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

■ International Human Rights Materials Related To Chinese Defense Lawyers

The Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/lawyers.htm

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights General Comment No. 13
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."

■ Chinese Legal Resources and Regulation

Congressional-Executive Commission on China
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.