The Long March toward Rule of Law
Human Rights and Legal Reforms in China

Open lecture by Professor Randall Peerenboom (UCLA)

Is China in the process of establishing Rule of Law?

Randall Peerenboom argues that China is in transition from rule by law to a version of rule of law though not a liberal democratic version as found in certain economically advanced countries in the West. In his lecture Peerenboom will use an institutional approach to discuss possibilities and obstacles for implementing Rule of Law in China as well as what impact such a development might have on the country’s human rights situation.

Peerenboom – a well-known expert on human rights and legal reforms in China and Asia is Professor of Law at UCLA and often serves as an expert witness on PRC legal issues. He has been a consultant to the Ford Foundation and the Asian Development Bank on legal reforms and rule of law in China. Peerenboom has written more than sixty articles and several books on Chinese law and philosophy. Current research interests include human rights and legal reforms in China and Asia; administrative detention and criminal law issues and a study of the relationship between rule of law and human rights.

Practical details:

-Participation is open for all, but advance registering is necessary.
-Venue: Håndverkeren Kurs- og Konferanse-senter, Rosenkrantzgate 7
-Time: 31 May 2006, 9:30 - 11:30
-Organiser: The China Programme, at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights