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2006 Annual Report

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2004 Annual Report

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• Forced Evictions and Land Requisitions Section 
  

Property Seizure in China: Politics, Law, and Protest
(June 21, 2004)

Transcript

Statements of Panelists

• Sara (Meg) Davis
  Researcher, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch
• Jacques deLisle
  Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Roy Prosterman
  President, Rural Development Institute

Additional Statements

• Patrick Randolph
  Professor of Law, University of Missouri at Kansas City
  

Ownership with Chinese Characteristics: Private Property Rights and Land Reform in the PRC (February 3, 2003)

Statements of Panelists

• Jim Dorn
  Vice President for Academic Affairs and China Specialist, The Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
• Patrick Randolph
  Professor of Law, University of Missouri at Kansas City
• Brian Schwarzwalder
  Staff Attorney, Rural Development Institute, Seattle, WA
• Mark Cohen
  Attorney-Advisor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, D.C.

Other Resources

Table of Recent Property Rights Protests (updated as of January 2005)

Government Regulations and Circulars Related to Property Takings
(English Translations and Chinese Texts)

• Urban Housing Demolition and Relocation Management Regulations
  城市房屋拆迁管理条例
  (June 6, 2001)
  
  
• Urgent Notice on Earnestly Conducting Housing Demolition and Relocation Work in Cities and Towns and Safeguarding Social Stability
  关于认真做好城镇房屋拆迁工作维护社会稳定的紧急通知
  (September 19, 2003)
  
  
• Urban Housing Demolition and Relocation Administrative Adjudication Work Rules
  城市房屋拆迁行政裁决工作规程  
  (December 23, 2003)
  
  
• Notice on Controlling the Scope of Housing Demolition and Relocation in Cities and Towns and Tightening Up Demolition and Relocation Management
  关于控制城镇房屋拆迁规模严格拆迁管理的通知
  (June 6, 2004)

Related Links

English Language Sites
Human Rights Watch Research Paper on Forced Evictions
Human Rights In China Article on Forced Evictions
Walter Hutchens' China Blog (focus on PRC securities and corporate law)
Rural Development Institute China Program
Baker McKenzie China Property Legal Update
Yale China Law Center
National Public Radio Report on Property Rights in China
PRC Ministry of Land and Resources (English)
CATO Institute Resources on Privatization and Economic Reform in China

Chinese Language Sites
Open Constitution Initiative Page on Forced Evictions
PRC Ministry of Land and Resources