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Foreword by John L. Thornton vii Acknowledgments xiii Introduction by Cheng Li xvii prologue An Open Letter to Legal Professionals in Chongqing 1 part i Judicial Independence: China’s Treacherous Path 1 The Ongoing Quest for Judicial Independence in Contemporary China 9 2 Mencius on the Rule of Law 40 part ii Constitutionalism and Judicial Review 3 China’s First Steps toward Constitutionalism 63 4 Constitutionalism as a Global Trend and Its Impact on China 101 5 Remarks Given at the New Western Hills Symposium 125 v Contents 00-2290-9 fm_Yu 10/25/12 1:48 PM Page v part iii The Expansion of Legal Education and the Legal Profession 6 China’s Legal Profession: The Emergence and Growing Pains of a Professionalized Legal Class 133 7 Foreign Models and Chinese Practice in Legal Education during the Reform Era 144 part iv The Legal Protection of Free Speech 8 Freedom of the Press: A Necessary Condition for Social Stability in China 175 9 An Open Letter to the CCP Politburo Standing Committee Regarding Media Censorship 181 part v The Legal Protection of Human Rights 10 Challenging the Death Penalty: Why We Should Abolish this Barbaric Punishment 191 11 A Plea for Genuine Political Progress in China 216 Notes 221 Further Reading: The Writings of He Weifang, 1984–2010 243 Index 249 vi contents 00-2290-9 fm_Yu 10/25/12 1:48 PM Page vi ...