China will launch an education campaign on the judiciary and
police on "the socialist concept of rule of law", focusing on
governance according to law.
??
Addressing a seminar in Beijing attended by high-ranking judicial
and police officials, senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader
Luo Gan said the CPC Central Committee with Hu Jintao as general secretary formulated "the
socialist concept of rule of law" after considering the experiences
of China and other countries.
??
"It indicates our party has gained a deeper understanding of how to
build a socialist country with Chinese characteristics under the
rule of law and the law of governance," said Luo, a member of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party
of China (CPC) Central Committee, at the seminar from April 11 to
13.
??
The socialist concept of rule of law, said Luo, mainly consisted of
the following aspects: governance according to law, enforcing the
law for the people, equality and justice, and leadership of the
CPC.
??
Luo, also secretary of the Committee of Political Science and Law
under the CPC Central Committee, described it as an "advanced
concept of rule of law" that conformed with the interests and needs
of the people.
??
He called on judicial and police staff to use "the socialist
concept of rule of law" to ensure their work maintained the
socialist direction and improved their ability to uphold socialist
rule of law.
??
Luo said as the Chinese economy and society underwent profound
changes, the clarity of guidelines for law enforcement was
necessary to help judicial and public security staff adapt to the
situation.
??
He ordered them to continue cracking down on criminal gangs and to
go all-out for social harmony and stability "to create a sound and
stable social environment and a just and efficient law enforcement
environment for the smooth implementation of the 11th Five-Year?Guidelines (2006-2010) and
the building of a socialist harmonious society".
(Xinhua News Agency April 14, 2006)
