Impact of 2008 Olympic Games on Human Rights and Law in China / Joh. N. Garrison, editor.

"Edited and excerpted edition of the hearing before the Congressional Executive Commission on China, Feb. 27, 2008"--p. ii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.

IMPACT OF 2008 OLYMPICGAMES ON HUMAN RIGHTS ANDLAW IN CHINA; IMPACT OF 2008 OLYMPICGAMES ON HUMAN RIGHTS ANDLAW IN CHINA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; STATEMENTS; OPENING STATEMENT OF HONORABLE SANDER LEVIN, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM MICHIGAN, CHAIRMAN, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVECOMMISSION ON CHINA; STATEMENT OF HONORABLE BYRON DORGAN, A U.S. SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA, CO-CHAIRMAN, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA; STATEMENT OF HONORABLE JOSEPH R. PITTS, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MEMBER, CONGRESSIONAL- EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA.

STATEMENT OF HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, AU. S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW JERSEY, MEMBER, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINASTATEMENT OF HONORABLE TIM WALZ, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM MINNESOTA, MEMBER, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA; STATEMENT OF HONORABLE EDWARD R. ROYCE, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM CALIFORNIA, MEMBER, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA; STATEMENT OF ROGER R. MARTELLA, JR., GENERALCOUNSEL, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WASHINGTON, DC.

STATEMENT OF SHARON K. HOM, EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR, HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA, PROFESSOR OFLAW EMERITA, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKSCHOOL OF LAW, NEW YORK, NYSTATEMENT OF ROBERT DIETZ, ASIA PROGRAMCOORDINATOR, COMMITTEE TO PROTECTJOURNALISTS, NEW YORK, NY; STATEMENT OF SOPHIE RICHARDSON, ASIA ADVOCACYDIRECTOR, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, WASHINGTON, DC; STATEMENT OF ROBIN MUNRO, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, CHINA LABOUR BULLETIN, HONG KONG, CHINA; APPENDIX; PREPARED STATEMENT OF ROGER R. MARTELLA, JR.; EPA's China Environmental Law Initiative; The State of the Environment in China.

China's Will Is Toward a Better EnvironmentChina's Way Toward A Better Environment Is Uncertain; The 2008 Olympics: A Better Environment for Beijing, But WhatAbout China?; PREPARED STATEMENT OF SHARON HOM; The Fallacy of "With Us or Against Us"' Olympic Rhetoric; China's Olympic and Human Rights Obligations; The Critical Role of the Rule of Law; Making the Impact of the Olympics a Positive One; PREPARED STATEMENT OF ROBERT DIETZ; PREPARED STATEMENT OF SOPHIE RICHARDSON; Background on Human Rights Abuses In Advance of the 2008Beijing Olympics; Human Rights and the 2008 Olympics.

Freedom of ExpressionLegal Reform; Human Rights Defenders; Labor Rights; Freedom of Religion; PREPARED STATEMENT OF ROBIN MUNRO; A Socially Divided Nation-And an Emerging Civil Society; New Forces for Change from Within; Taking the Longer View; PREPARED STATEMENT OF HONORABLE SANDER LEVIN, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM MICHIGAN, CHAIRMAN, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA; PREPARED STATEMENT OF HONORABLE BYRON DORGAN, A U.S. SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA, CO-CHAIRMAN, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA.

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