The CJO Staff Contributors Team is led by Dr. Guodong Du, the co-founder of China Justice Observer.
To cover a wide range of topics relating to Chinese law and judicial system, Dr. Du and the team of legal professionals work on articles, analyses, and comments for China Justice Observer.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the “Legal Aid Law of the People's Republic of China” (中华人民共和国法律援助法), which will come into force on 1 Jan. 2022.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Several Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Disputes over Infringement upon the Right to New Plant Varieties (II) (最高人民法院关于审理侵害植物新品种权纠纷案件具体应用法律问题的若干规定(二)) were promulgated on 5 July 2021, and entered into force on 7 July 2021.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, Cyberspace Administration of China and other four authorities jointly issued the “Provisions on the Administration of Automotive Data Security (for Trial Implementation)”(汽车数据安全管理若干规定(试行)), aiming to regulate automotive data processing activities and promote the reasonable development and utilization of automotive data.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Involving the Use of Facial Recognition Technologies to Process Personal Information (最高人民法院关于审理使用人脸识别技术处理个人信息相关民事案件适用法律若干问题的规定) were promulgated on 27 July 2021, and entered into force on 1 Aug. 2021.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, Hainan Province issued the proposed “Administrative Measures for the Negative List for Cross-border Trade in Services in Hainan Free Trade Port (for Trial Implementation) (海南自由贸易港跨境服务贸易负面清单管理办法(试行)), reiterating the equal treatment for domestic and foreign services and service providers in terms of fields outside the Negative List.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Data Security Law was promulgated on 10 June 2021, and entered into force on 1 Sept. 2021.
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, Chongqing High People’s Court issued “the Sentencing Guidelines for Illegal Fishing”(关于非法捕捞犯罪的量刑指引), aiming to unify the trial standards and crackdown on illegal fishing in line with the "ten-year fishing ban" for the Yangtze River.
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Law on the Protection of the Status and Rights and Interests of Military Personnel was promulgated on 10 June 2021, and entered into force on 1 Aug. 2021.
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, the NPCSC deliberated on the third draft of the Doctors Law, which aims to improve the protection of doctors' rights and to add the risk-sharing of doctors' practice as well as the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Law on the Protection of Military Installations of China was promulgated on 23 Feb. 1990, and amended in 2009, 2014, and 2021 respectively. The latest revision entered into force on 1 Aug. 2021.