Word: bequelin
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...offered little recourse from flawed decisions. But economic development is bringing pressure for change. The country's emerging urban élite now see protecting their individual rights as a No. 1 priority. "The rising middle class likes predictability and security, and that's what the law does," says Nicholas Bequelin of Human Rights Watch, adding that the Communist Party recognizes that its future hangs on being able to accommodate such demands. "The Party is highly adaptable so long as nothing threatens their basic control...
...recently won credible victories on cases involving environmental protection, labor rights and antidiscrimination. The government has also attempted to professionalize the legal system by bringing in overseas lawyers and judges to help train their Chinese counterparts. But even those incremental gains are met with deep suspicion, resulting in what Bequelin calls the "fundamental inner contradiction" of the law's role in Chinese society. "On the one hand the Party insists China is subject to the rule of law," he says, "but at the same time they insist on the primacy of the Party in all areas, including...