In early August, Beijing held show trials of four legal activists—a disheartening turn for those optimistic about legal reform in China. What are the prospects for the development of the rule of law in China under Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping? How do law and politics intersect in Chinese life? Has China’s legal system become more resilient, predictable, and/or independent since Xi assumed leadership in late 2012? And how does one gauge progress in this area?
On April 28 in New York City, ChinaFile and the Asia Law and Justice Program at the Leitner Center at Fordham University Law School co-hosted a conversation on these questions. Asia Society’s Matt Schiavenza moderated, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Neysun Mahboubi and Fordham’s Carl Minzner provided commentary.
Read on at this url…http://www.chinafile.com/viewpoint/future-of-chinas-legal-system
