China News Service, Beijing, March 25 (Reporter Xing Chong) Xiong Xuanguo, a member of the Office of State Administration by Law and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice of China, revealed in Beijing on the 25th that the current Chinese lawyer team has grown to more than 520,000 and the number of law firms is about 3.4. Ten thousand; there are more than 12,000 foreign-related lawyers, and Chinese law firms have established more than 150 overseas branches in 35 countries and regions.
On March 25, the Information Office of the State Council of China held a press conference in Beijing. Xiong Xuanguo, a member of the Office of Rule of Law of the Central Committee and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, introduced the in-depth implementation of Jinping’s rule of law thought and contributed to a good start of the 14th Five-Year Plan. And answered reporters' questions.
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On the same day, the State Council Information Office of China held a press conference.
Xiong Xuanguo said at the meeting that at present, the Chinese lawyers have become an indispensable and important force for comprehensively governing the country according to law.
For example, he said that a total of 36 lawyer representatives attended the meeting this year at the two sessions of the country, and put forward 163 proposals for various proposals, including 74 proposals for legislative proposals. In addition, national and local legislative processes must listen to lawyers’ associations and lawyer representatives. Views.
"In the process of advancing scientific legislation, lawyers have played a very important role."
Xiong Xuanguo revealed that at present, lawyers across the country handle more than 6 million litigation cases each year, including criminal, civil, and administrative litigation cases, and handle about 1 million legal aid cases. Lawyers play an important role in promoting judicial justice.
He specifically mentioned that in recent years, China has actively promoted the realization of full coverage of lawyer defense in criminal cases, and this goal will soon be achieved across the country.
This means that all criminal cases must have a lawyer to participate in criminal defense.
In terms of lawyers’ participation in social governance, Xiong Xuanguo said that there are currently more than 200,000 lawyers and grassroots legal service workers nationwide, providing legal advisory services to 640,000 administrative villages and communities across the country; nearly 50,000 lawyers act as mediators and mediate each year. There are more than 250,000 cases.
In addition, he also revealed that there are currently more than 12,000 foreign-related lawyers in China, and Chinese law firms have established more than 150 overseas branches in 35 countries and regions.
"During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, we coordinated the domestic rule of law and foreign-related rule of law to meet the needs of a higher level of opening to the outside world, and the role of lawyers in foreign-related rule of law is also increasing." (End)