The amendment turned a political requirement previously imposed through Ministry of Justice regulations into a formal requirement of national law. The move effectively introduced a political loyalty test for lawyers before they can practise in China. The change gives the requirement of political loyalty to the CCP a stronger statutory foundation.
onsdag 9. september 2026
How not to be a human rights lawyer in China
China’s new rules for becoming a lawyer is a cautionary tale on how not to become one especially if one’s main interest is to become a human rights lawyer. The Party-state has made support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership an explicit legal qualification for lawyers, said an organiser.org commentary Sep 3, citing an amendment to the country’s Lawyers Law, adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Aug 28 and enacted on Sep 1.
The amendment turned a political requirement previously imposed through Ministry of Justice regulations into a formal requirement of national law. The move effectively introduced a political loyalty test for lawyers before they can practise in China. The change gives the requirement of political loyalty to the CCP a stronger statutory foundation.
The amendment turned a political requirement previously imposed through Ministry of Justice regulations into a formal requirement of national law. The move effectively introduced a political loyalty test for lawyers before they can practise in China. The change gives the requirement of political loyalty to the CCP a stronger statutory foundation.