Contents
Ⅰ General Report
1 The Rule of Law in China: Situation in 2015 and the Trend of Development in 2016
Ⅱ Special Reports
2 Chinese Legislation in 2015
3 Report on Human Rights in China: Gender Equality and Women’s Development
4 Reform of the Administrative Approval System in China
5 Analysis of the Crime Situation in China in 2015 and Prospect for 2016
6 New Progresses Made by China in Judicial Reform in 2015
7 Research Report on the Application of New Media to Judicial Openness in China (2015): Taking the Live Broadcast of Court Trial by Internet or Microblog as the Entry Point
8 Chinese Administrative Litigation Law: Revision and Prospect of Implementation
9 Environmental Public Interest Litigation in China in 2015
10 Construction of the Rule of Law in the Securities Market in China (2015)
11 The Transparency and Standardization of Private Lending
12 Patent Protection System under IBBM: Current Situation and Suggestions on Improvement
13 Construction of the Rule of Law in the Field of Marriage and Family in China in 2015
Ⅲ Indices of the Rule of Law
14 Report on Government Transparency in China (2015): From the Perspective of Disclosure of Information through Government Websites
15 Report on Judicial Transparency in China (2015): From the Perspective of Disclosure of Information through the Websites of Courts
16 Report on Indices of Procuratorial Transparency in China (2015): From the Perspective of Disclosure of Information through the Websites of Procuratorates
17 Report on Indices of Maritime Judicial Transparency (2015): From the Perspective of Disclosure of Information through the Websites of Maritime Courts
18 Report on Indices of “Administration of Justice in Sunshine” of Courts in Zhejiang Province (2015)
19 Report on Indices of “Administration of Justice in Sunshine” of Courts in Beijing Municipality
Ⅳ Survey and Investigation on National Situation of the Rule of Law
20 Towards a Standardized, Systematic, and Elaborate Supervision by Local People’s Congresses: A Report Centered on the Investigation of the Practice of People’s Congress of Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province
21 County-Scale Rule of Law That Promotes the Coordinated Economic and Social Development: Taking the Experience of Jiangyin as an Example
22 Investigation Report on the Practice of Yuhang District of Using “Big Data” to Bring Grassroots Governance into the Orbit of the Rule of Law
23 Practice of Beijing Courts in Implementing Judicial Reform
24 Judicial Litigation Service: Analysis of the E-court System in Jilin Province
25 Investigation Report on the Situation of Unlawful Attacks against Judicial Personnel: Taking the People’s Courts in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province as Example
26 Villagers’ Self-Governance in the Context of Construction of the Rule of Law: Challenges and Innovations
The book reviews developments in those areas in which China has made the most progress in the rule of law in 2015, including e legislation, human rights protection, rule of law in the government, judicial system reform, and enforcement of the criminal law. Featured articles cover such topics as trends of crime in the country[d1] , reform of the administrative approval system, environmental public interest litigation, rule of law in the securities market, private lending activities and other issues. In addition to six evaluation index reports on e the rule of law, the book presents research findings about judicial system reform, e-court construction, the rule of law at county level, the role of Big Data in local governance, and village self-governance in Beijing and Jilin, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.