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China’s Latest Legal Crackdown

Jerome Cohen describes the two sides of proposed changes to China’s Criminal Procedure Law, which threaten to create “a murky, two-tiered legal regime” by improving protections for some while eroding them for others. From the U.S. Asia Law Institute:The draft revision contains some significant encouraging changes. People suspected of ordinary crimes will be entitled to new rights,