China Elevates CCP Loyalty Rules for Lawyers to National Law
The amended law makes support for Communist Party leadership an explicit qualification for lawyers.
TL;DR
- China's Lawyers Law has been amended to include explicit legal qualification for lawyers to support the Communist Party of China's leadership.
- This requirement was previously imposed through Ministry of Justice regulations but is now part of national law.
- The amendment, effective September 1, requires lawyers to support China's Constitution, the leadership of the Communist Party, and the country's socialist rule of law.
- The previous law focused on supporting the Constitution, passing exams, completing an internship, and having good character, without separately listing CCP leadership support as a qualification.