All China Lawyers Association

Bar association in China

Not to be confused with China Law Society.

All China Lawyers Association

中华全国律师协会

Formation| July 7, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-07-07)
Type| People's organization
Headquarters| Beijing, China

Region served

| China

Official language

| Chinese

President

| Wang Junfeng

Parent organization

| Ministry of Justice
Website| www.acla.org.cn
Weiquan lawyers

Background

* Weiquan movement
* Chinese legal reforms
* Human rights in China
* Protest and dissent in China
* Barefoot lawyer
* New Citizens' Movement

Lawyers and legal scholars

* Chen Guangcheng
* Gao Zhisheng
* Guo Feixiong
* Guo Guoting
* Hao Jinsong
* He Weifang
* Jiang Tianyong
* Li Boguang
* Li Heping
* Li Jianqiang
* Li Xiongbing
* Mo Shaoping
* Ni Yulan
* Pu Zhiqiang
* Teng Biao
* Tang Jingling
* Xu Zhiyong
* Yu Wensheng
* Zhang Xuezhong
* Zhang Xingshui
* Zhang Sizhi
* Zheng Enchong

Organizations

* Committee for the Protection of Lawyers' Lawful Rights
* Yitong Law Firm
* China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group
* China National Anti-Demolition Home Alliance
* Chinese Society of Human Rights Lawyers for Petitioners
* Open Constitution Initiative

Cases and events

* Shi Tao's arrest
* Sun Zhigang
* Deng Yujiao incident
* Linyi
* Chinese milk scandal
* Sichuan schools scandal

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All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) is a people's organization and official professional association for lawyers of the People's Republic of China. It was founded on 7 July 1986. It carries out professional administration over lawyers in pursuit of law. All lawyers of China are required to be members of the ACLA. Currently, the ACLA has nearly 110,000 individual members. Its current President is Wang Junfeng (王俊峰).[1][needs update]

In August 1998, the American Bar Association offered to assist the All-China Lawyers Association in preparing an independent bar.[2] Under the general secretaryship of Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping Thought was added to the association's charter.[3]

## Function

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One of its six special committees is the Committee for the Protection of Lawyers' Lawful Rights, the largest committee that plays an increasingly role in protecting lawyers' rights and interests.[4]

Lawyer Mo Shaoping is a member of the Human Rights and Constitutional Law Committee of the All China Lawyers Association. Specialized in criminal law, he and his cohort are known internationally for many politically sensitive cases, including that of Liu Xiaobo.[5]

## See also

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* Weiquan lawyers
* Weiquan movement

## References

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1. ^ "Leaders of the All China Lawyers Association" (in Chinese). Official website of All China Lawyers Association. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
2. ^ James M. Zimmerman (19 May 2010). 中国法律手冊. American Bar Association. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-1-61632-789-7. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
3. ^ Hawkins, Amy (7 July 2025). "China's human rights lawyers speak out, 10 years after crackdown". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
4. ^ Jude Howell (2004). Governance in China. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 62\. ISBN 978-0-7425-1988-6. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
5. ^ Jean Béja (31 August 2012). Liu Xiaobo, Charter 08 and the Challenges of Political Reform in China. Hong Kong University Press. p. 10\. ISBN 978-988-8139-06-4. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Australia

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