Nicholas Bequelin

China issues new regulation requiring lawyers to swear allegiance to Communist Party

China’s lawyers are hardly independent today, but a new regulation from the country’s Ministry of Justice would require all attorneys to swear allegiance to the Communist Party before being granted a license to practice law.

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