Jerome A. Cohen discusses China's Third Five-Year Reform Programme for the People's Courts.

Jerome A. Cohen, an expert on human rights in China, sees "enormous progress" in economic and social rights but says deep problems--and sometimes harsh reprisals--persist for those seeking political and civil rights.

Jerome A. Cohen discusses the disappearance of Gao Zhisheng, China's most famous human rights lawyer, and argues that if China is serious about its ratification of the UN Convention against torture twenty years ago and its other international human rights commitments, it is obligated to come clean about Gao's fate.

Jerome A. Cohen writes on the discrepancy between theory and practice in the Chinese Government.

Jerome A. Cohen warns that, "until President Barack Obama succeeds in restoring America's own reputation for respecting human rights, pressing China for further reforms would only make the U.S. look more hypocritical than it already does."

Jerome A. Cohen and Eva Pils look at the implications of the disappearance of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng in China.

Jerome Cohen and Yu-Jie Chen write that "even authoritarian regimes, including Beijing, are under pressure to recognise the presumption of innocence."

Jerome A. Cohen writes, "the vibrant democracy for which so many in Taiwan have struggled is in trouble. Corruption threatens the integrity of the political system."

Jerome Cohen writes that "the mainland  already has institutions, including the procuracy,  people's congresses and Communist Party discipline inspection commissions, to investigate abuses of the criminal process."

Jerome A. Cohen writes that "recent arrests may simply reflect massive corruption by the DPP, which dominated executive government for the past eight years."

Jerome Cohen writes that "China's record on torture not only violates its international obligations, but also undermines its own criminal justice goals."

Jerome Cohen writes that "no one was left in doubt that the party would serve as the authoritative voice of the masses."

Jerome Cohen writes that "Fonterra's China business may not survive the scandal."

Jerome Cohen writes that the mainland of China is far more open to foreigners today than it was 36 years ago. Yet the Olympics' spotlight confirmed that the country still has dark corners that the Communist Party wants to keep that way.

This August, as the media trumpets the triumphs of the Olympic athletes, the world should also recognise a group of more significant Chinese heroes—the human rights activists whose persecution, prosecution and punishment have become the shame of the motherland, writes Jerome Cohen

If all goes well, direct flights between China and Taiwan might just be the start, write Jerome Cohen and Chen Yu-jie. The next step might well be cross-strait oil co-operation.

Jerome A. Cohen and Eva Pils use the case of Hu Jia, 34—a Chinese commentator and activist convicted of undermining the State’s power—to highlight the serious flaws of the Chinese legal system.

Jerome A. Cohen calls for legal reform in China.