Excerpted from China Economic Review:
Although the constitution technically allows for freedom of expression and the right to criticize the government, authorities often invoke rules on state secrets to violate those freedoms, claimed Human Rights in China in a report. AP quoted the group as saying that the "international contradiction and tensions in domestic law provisions and the failure to consistently implement international norms, also undermine the development of a functioning and coherent rule of law."
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State Secrets: China's Legal Labyrinth - HRIC Press Release:
HRIC Report Details State Secrets System - China Rights Forum, No.2 2007:
Legal Reform and Accountability - HRIC Trends Bulletin:
Setback for the Rule of Law – Lawyers Under Attack in China - China Rights Forum, No.2 2005:
Law and Justice - China Rights Forum, No.2 2003:
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