28 Jul 2008

INTERNET & INTRA Practi Government lawyers resources is a monopoly "ostrich tactics"

According to the latest one, "Banyuetan" the magazine reported, to prevent large-scale forced relocation due to lead to the "public official during the" litigation, Tongliao City of Inner Mongolia Horqin District government has created a quite proud of their "unique practice": for many years to All the district general counsel appointed District Government Counsel, the local lawyers as a binding contract, forcing lawyers will not be allowed to "the official was" the plaintiff to provide legal services.

Horqin District government's initiative is known as the "unique." The past, some local areas in order to prevent a large area, "the official was" the proceedings, one way is through certain channels to exert pressure on the court, the law shall not be admissible in such cases, although the admissibility or contractors but not against government; Another approach is directly through the administration of justice department lawyers to exert pressure on local lawyers may not be ordered agents such cases. As the District Court failed to fully shake off the constraint of local governments, and local judicial and administrative departments of local lawyers to manage power, the two approaches are often able to receive immediate results.







Specific analysis, is actually the first to use administrative methods to intervene in judicial activities in the Context of the rule of law is very shameful, and the second to lawyers for violations of the rights of practice, said it is also very good. Well now, Horqin District government with great vigour, in one stroke to seven area law firm of nearly 100 lawyersn year the government appointed legal adviser, in accordance with the signed employment contracts, these lawyers as the legal adviser to the Government, shall not At the same time as the agents sued the government side. As a result, the Government has no direct use of administrative means to interfere with judicial, not a direct violation of the rights of practice of lawyers, but through the social market economy and the rule of law means the requirements of the contract, the successful implementation of the Law Society of the area's monopoly and control of resources. Reported that there is such a "sharp sword Gaoxuan", the lawyers are afraid to "irregularities" accept "the official was" the case. To the contract means the form of monopoly local lawyers resources, the surface, than direct intervention by the judiciary, lawyers violations of the right to practice more gentle, but the mandatory government in which power plays a key role, but almost no change. The local lawyers are so "I Gou in the" employment contract is in fact a King contract, all the district's lawyer also signed a signed, executed not have to sign, such as the Bureau of Justice leadership in Horqin District regular education lawyer said, "Who Duizhuo Gan with the Government on the ground should not even think about mixing. " Clearly, the Government signed employment contracts with lawyers, but to look good in some form, if necessary, direct use of the aforementioned second approach, the use of the judicial administrative power "repair" disobedient lawyers, there is no substantive difficulties .

Government lawyers in all directions monopoly of the local resources, undoubtedly, "the official was" the plaintiffs to seek legal services has created enormous obstacles, whether the latter is to hire a lawyer to the field, or forced to become self-learning "legal specialists" single-handedly lawsuit, Will pay a very high price. Government assumed that, if things continue this way, enough to make the plaintiff to abandon the "public official during the" aspirations and clear: Guaiguai. Facts have proved that, in many cases, the Government has underestimated the will of the residents of IPR protection, but also underestimated the residents to bear the cost of IPR protection capacity. If the blockade of a local legal services market will be able to eradicate "the official was," If the solution, "the official was" the problem was so simple and easy, it almost does not matter the government can not be done.

In this incident, Horqin District is the largest unwise, they did not realize that if a free hand to lawyers as "the official was" the plaintiff to provide legal services, not only is not in "with the Government Duizhuo Gan," is not in a given community Tianluan precisely On the contrary, lawyers are the most knowledge of law one of the groups and also the most respect for the rules, the most willing to maintain order one of the groups, represented by counsel with the lawsuit plaintiffs, is to guide residents take a rational, law-abiding, self-restraint, the order of the road to safeguard their rights To help residents through legal channels remove tension and reduce anxiety, the release of unrest, is in the way of law easing social conflicts, sharing the Government's pressure to maintain social stability. Instead, the government monopoly of the local lawyers resources, artificially increasing the cost of legal residents safeguard their rights and narrow the space for residents of IPR protection in accordance with the law, which is likely to add to the residents of tension, anxiety and anxiety, in turn is likely to intensify social contradictions and increase in government The burden is not conducive to social stability. Ostrich trouble or danger, will not consciously head Zhajin the sand, thinking that could have been avoided trouble and away from danger. Government monopoly of the local lawyers resources, residents blocked access to legal services to that can effectively prevent "the official was" litigation, the residents unconditionally give up IPR protection efforts, the Government is finally available "to defeat the enemy's military," Yongxiang harmonious and peaceful. This is a typical "ostrich tactics", behind the trouble and danger can not be automatically cancelled. As soon as the parties concerned should change their concepts, correct understanding and correct this runs counter to the principle of the rule of law and harmful to social stability in the wrong practice.

The commercialization of the lawyers thought

[Content] lawyers with multiple attributes, we often fail to see lawyers attribute the market, can not see in the market on its own professional activities for their own survival and development to work, and more is to see a political and legal workers. The commercialization of lawyers under certain conditions can contribute to achieving the objective of professional lawyers, business and professional lawyers is not the inevitable enemy. Professional identity of the lawyer's legal status After changing, it brings lawyers and the psychological impact of the survival and development are several ways a few volts. China's industry lawyers existing commercial system is the problem of many issues, not simply lawyers or lawyers moral standards of quality problems. In order to reverse the law and give up the business and market trends Reconstruction lawyers social responsibility, strengthening the professional lawyers values education is certainly important, but more important is the system from the start, legislative positioning.

Key words: lawyers commercial source of social responsibility Reconstruction

First, lawyers commercial merits

The sixth East China Law Society Forum and the Fourth Forum in Fujian lawyers thesis topic in the assembly theme, which is a reference topics are: "the social responsibility of lawyers and business lawyers", the author may wish figured out later that their Italian, who Proposition Tell whether the author, in these two different values of justice against Lee in the proposition, how to choose or coordination.

October 2007 in Beijing the "Marketing and Management - 2007 lawyers elite Forum", from Shenzhen in Guangdong Chinese Entrepreneur Shu Weidong law firm of lawyers made a "marketing planning and brand strategy is to build technology commercialization firm the only way ", Which Beijing Bar Association chairman Li Jin frequently made veiled criticisms, repeatedly stressed: unscrupulous lawyers into the commercial competition, profit for the purpose of constant pursuit of personal interests, will break through moral bottom line, and to pay a heavy price. At the meeting, Li Jin lawyers immediately said to be a good lawyer will Shu Weidong, of commercial lawyers in the end is nothing. [1]

Beijing High Court Vice-President Liu Jinghua lawyers pointed out that the commercialization of performance in: inappropriately high fees for access or sustainable access to the source, some of the "pick v." or "tired v." way, it will surely Claimants as possible to win points in a row or to the proceedings; Some of improper actions contrary to the Wishing; some violation of law and the rules of evidence blindly cater to the wishes of the parties; under some level of charges or whether, the decision to choose cases As well as to and responsible; some lawyers do not want to engage in legal obligation to aid. He believes that: a recognized fact that China is currently 90 per cent of the criminal, civil, administrative various types of cases without a lawyer involved in, so many of the parties did not please, please not or can not afford lawyers to the main reason is: solicitor's fees too high , The overwhelming majority of litigants will be entrusted to lawyers as a "rich man's extravagance move." [2]

Well, lawyers, for whom the services you » If the answer is for the rich or at least to be able to afford legal fees of services, this answer not surprising, because lawyers are paid services, legal fees charged by life, not for the rich, not to pay Those who can afford legal fees, lawyers how to resolve the livelihood » [3] Professor Zhang Weiping said: Bar is a characteristic of some is to serve the interests of the parties, the parties must be within the legal framework in the best interests of the struggle. On the one hand, is a good lawyer to seek legal parties in the best interests of themselves are able to achieve the greatest gains. We do not deny access to lawyers for the best interests of the parties at the same time, lawyers are pursuing their own interests, lawyers do not pursue their own interests, lawyers have no power, no action has the wisdom, it can not survive and develop. [4]

In 2003 Shanghai held the second session of the Forum on the China Law Society, a "Chinese lawyers industry should cultivate scholars of lawyers" to the freedom of the Moot, [5] anti-party "Tanzhu" clearly advocates and their supporters : Lawyers to provide legal services to the businessman, is doing the practice, lawyers make money should be the main target of the so-called scholars, with the NPC deputies and CPPCC members, only one sign, similar to old businessman donated officials, is to put it bluntly Lawyers to raise their social status. [6] It should be noted that the current industry lawyers have this view of the minority, industry lawyers hope will expand to an industry also many people.

Yu Ning, president of the National Lvxie in "marketing and management - 2007 lawyers elite forum" in a speech opening ceremony, he said: "I think the lawyers that he attributes to the multiplicity of laws is the country's social workers, is The party's strength. Apart from the political attributes other than at the same time there are social attributes, we called the new social strata and the new social strata is 24 times last year, the party's national meeting on united front work, from a social point of view of social class attributes. Is more important The lawyer or professional workers, with their own professional in the market for social services, is the main market, this is a very important point, the concept can not be ignored. We often see lawyers attribute the market, could not In the market to rely on their professional activities for their own survival and development to work, and more is to see a political and legal workers, this time on a different brand awareness. "

China Central Television on June 3, 2008 broadcast today that a case: "" sun drying, "lawyer's fees", said Guangxi is an agent of two lawyers who claim compensation for injury paralysis of the case, lawyers with three and a half days Time to risk agents from the compensation of 270,000 yuan, 110,000 yuan access to the risk of legal fees dispute case. China University of Political Science and Law Society director of the Center for Research Professor Wang Jinxi Comments lawyers in the high-fee issue, said: "lawyers for the services of commercial properties, it has paid and paid and such public interest can be combined with organic, so A society, not only for food, clothing and worry about the lawyers, can more in line with professional ethics uphold the law, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of citizens. Therefore, from this point of view, an affluent sectors of society, a prosperous lawyer class as a whole Speaking community is not a bad thing. "

China's industrial structure in the community as a whole, the Law Society has developed into an independent industry. Bar industry in production, will mean that the pursuit of commercial interests to maximize the tendency means that commercial lawyers have been inevitable. The rule of law is the foundation of a modern market economy, lawyers can not be divorced from this reality and seeking personal survival and development, and this is a fact. The commercialization of lawyers under certain conditions can contribute to achieving the objective of professional lawyers, business and professional lawyers is not the inevitable enemy. [7]

Second, lawyers Why would commercial

The past 10 years, Chinese lawyers since the industry ushered in the restoration and reconstruction has been an unprecedented development, not only the number of lawyers and solicitors to rapid growth in business, lawyers have access to the income increase rapidly, but it is undeniable that in the course of practising lawyers in the exact There is a pan-business trends in all ranks of lawyers "to see the money" is very prominent, with Mr. Zhang Hua as saying that "the subject of serious dry, the subject of small Hunong dry, unnamed non-profit stem not stupid." [8] because there are some lawyers did not find the correct value of coordinates, in the practice of "money first" principle, the subject of high economic Zuanying the "money cases" and even with the complicity of law enforcement officers, in order to handle large number of illegal benefits "relationship." , Tilted the legal balance, devoid of a moral conscience. [9] In response to this phenomenon, once elected as China's Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Jurists GU East Counsel said: Although the individual interests of lawyers expansion of the actual tendencies in any society are there, but the actual conditions in China, this tendency More significantly, "in the search for maximum profits this point, law firms and enterprises, lawyers and businessmen almost no essential difference between." [10]

Why is there if the scholars pointed out: "In the development of the industrialization of the lawyers at the same time, many lawyers are more and more attention to economic interests, rather than fairness and justice." However, when we review the excessive commercialization of lawyers when more is attributed to the lawyers professional values, but very little from a deeper level to explore the root of the problem. In fact I should say that China's industry lawyers existing commercial system is the problem of many issues, not simply lawyers or lawyers moral standards of quality problems. This issue of corruption and public officials is the same, we used to corrupt public officials will be summed up as "relaxed learning", "The social impact of the unhealthy practice", but rarely find the reasons for the system, such as the system is designed so that they easily corruption, They have the absolute power without supervision, the system itself to offer them the opportunity and convenience, and so on. [11] China's legal counsel from the country's workers to provide legal services for the community of practitioners, the career lawyers on the status of legal status After changing, it brings lawyers and the psychological impact of the survival and development are several ways a few volts. These topics and lawyers to survive the status quo also triggered a lawyer of their own role confusion.

1980's "lawyer" Interim Regulations on the lawyers targeting the country's legal workers, lawyers and ignores the commercial property industry. Chinese lawyers to develop industry, the state failed to so much money to feed the lawyers, lawyers to the development of industry, from 1980 to 1986, industry lawyers example is the slow pace of development. The late 1980s we began to reform, the reform of an important direction is to break the iron rice bowl, lawyers have to move toward the market, their support themselves, in which case the progressive development of Chinese lawyers up. "[12]

1988, the state lawyer system began a major reform, the implementation of cooperative law office. Since then, the law firm no longer only "official" and began a civil nature of the law firm. State Bar of the civil servant status, gradually taking place in "quantitative change." 1992, the State Council issued "vigorously develop the tertiary industry's decision", the legal services classified as tertiary industry in the modern service industry consulting industry. 1993, the Ministry of Justice in the "lawyers working on further reform of the views" on lawyers in the system reform, the new requirements of law firms and lawyers should reflect "the two not four," features: "No country establishment and funding of voluntary portfolio , Zishouzizhi, self-development, self-restraint. "1996" People's Republic of China Law Society Law "will direct the Law Society as a" community legal workers, "Since then, lawyers formally withdraw from the national civil service. [13] in 1997 the 15th Party Congress report, the lawyers as "social intermediary organizations", [14] the lawyers out of the "law of the country worker" status, lawyers will fully into the market, lawyers can not be from States take a penny, but also to the large number of countries to pay management fees to law firms are implementing enterprise management, the so-called "Zishouzizhi, self-financing." In such circumstances, lawyers and law firms to start giving the fees to maintain social survival and development. "Social intermediary organizations" and enterprise management, under the premise of countries to encourage and allow lawyers and law firms on the market to make money. [15] August 2000, the State Council in funding requested by the decoupling of the restructuring of the document, the lawyers will be defined as "social intermediary legal workers." 2004, the Ministry of Justice to allow lawyers and law firms to do business ads. Chinese lawyers on this step by step to the market. China's affairs, often an overkill, in the past, we do not know what is the market economy, is now a market economy, always all "to see the money", all things are composed of economic indicators to measure. This is the lawyers, lawyers management as well.

In the role of lawyers in these changing circumstances, the lawyer's thinking and values will be what kind of impact it »U.S. psychologist Maslow published a" theory of human motivation, "a book by a famous person Level of demand. In his view, there is a demand for people from low to high levels of development. Low levels of physiological needs is necessary, followed by up security, love and belonging, respect and self-realization is the need. Self-realization that the creative potential and give full play, the pursuit of self-realization is the highest motives. In accordance with the natural characteristics of human nature, as long as there is for personal interests, always there to maximize the pursuit of the case, lawyers career as well. While modern society ruled by law lawyers have been in a good education, although modern society requires lawyers to safeguard social justice and safeguarding the national laws of their sacred mission. However, lawyers in public life as a community of natural persons, difficult to avoid the pursuit of personal interests to maximize the existence of the tendency of this tendency in the country's political, economic and social system and operational mechanism of the ideas and concepts in the rapidly changing Time is particularly evident. The pursuit of individual interests and the nature of the mission of lawyers is inevitable that the existence of internal conflict. [16] Yale University School of Law Dean, Professor of Law An Suoni T. Kronman that: the people to choose a legal career for a number of reasons. Some people for money, some people in power and prestige, or at least a small number of people in order to achieve their political ideals and become lawyers. [17] and today's Chinese lawyers, as lawyers for the system, lawyers will be located in social intermediary service, a real "business law," lawyers throughout the group's political status have been marginalized. In such a distortion of the absolute poor positioning of social circumstances, lawyers can not be achieved political and legal vision. As systems makes the marginalization of lawyers in the central system of inaction, [18] Thus, Han Deyun lawyers that the lawyers of non-official capacity of the Law Society first need to determine their own economic role to play, in an increasingly market-oriented society, to become self-reliant in Economic Man.

Pan Zhiheng in "How to maintain the lawyer's sense of mission," the article said: "The lawyers do not live in a vacuum, he is a member of the community, is bound by the social environment and social impact. In a power politics, money omnipotent, bribery of public Line, the rampant spread of corruption in society, requested the Law Society exception, Clean, with the sludge is not unrealistic, and in a seek truth, the pursuit of justice, fair competition, all law-abiding society, lawyers not only foster a sense of mission Possible, but is logical. Article that the establishment of fairness and justice of the social environment and to develop good citizens awareness of the law is a lawyer to establish and maintain a sense of mission of the social infrastructure. [19] We are not wrongful for a number of defence lawyers, but stressed that Lawyers in the industry to establish a scientific and rational system of the importance of [20]

Third, the social responsibility of lawyers Reconstruction

Chinese lawyers of the status quo is not conducive to the development of lawyers, both lawyers set up the system on the issue, but also the country's political system and personnel system problems, involving the "lawyer" and the Basic Law also involves other, in order to reverse the law and give up the business and The tendency of the market, reconstruction lawyers social responsibility, strengthen legal counsel mission is more important to start from the system, the legislative orientation.

1, in the legislative and institutional design on the status of lawyers and the legal profession re-positioning and decisively to abandon the "intermediaries" qualitative. In almost all countries the rule of law, lawyers are the operating mechanism of an important part of the legislative counsel without exception, will be characterized as one of the members of the judicial system. This system design and legislative provisions will direct the lawyers to avoid the same general social practice, the entire industry as an intermediary institutions and economic organizations of error. China's process of rule of law if there is no involvement of lawyers, not that important democratic forces to join, is inconceivable. Similarly, if this is the only important force in the practice of intermediary organizations, rather than the pursuit of fairness and justice for the mission of a contingent of checks and balances, is also difficult to achieve the objectives of the rule of law.

2, the lawyers professional Congyierzhong change the fate of the establishment of lawyers into the flow of political and judicial mechanisms. With such a mobile promotion mechanism, it will not only lawyers, "Qian Tu", a large number of talents will have to design their own plans, to the lawyers in their development to achieve their political ideal, this can increase the ranks of lawyers Overall quality and training for the national legal talent. The modern sense of the first as a lawyer system and the political system, because lawyers have the power system of checks and balances system of supervision, while the world was seen as an important legal construction system. Western countries also shows that development of lawyers, lawyers are the most important political state of human resources.

3, establish a legal professional community of faith common law, legal knowledge, legal thinking and the legal profession ethics. Gong Jianfa are both lawyers and legal occupational groups, but the legal professional community of legal culture is far from being formed, healthy professional relationship has not yet been established. In reality judicial officers to the status of lawyers with a strong sense of superiority, the lawyer's personality had not been given due respect, the lack of adequate representations, and therefore in many cases, "court" has become "a relationship" that the overall level of lawyers and lawyers The lower level of operational capacity. Therefore, the law, lawyers and Gong Jianfa should be a highly professional, and professional integrity of the legal professional community, among before the law should be legal knowledge rather than on their power to judge the standard size, treat each other in things Or dealing with disputes, use the same way of thinking and the common evaluation system, the results can form a rational expectations. [21]

4, the current poor environmental lawyers, social status is not high, of course, depends on the improvement of various objective factors, such as improving the judicial system and change the concept of law enforcement, and so on, but the lawyer team of subjective factors are more important. Chinese lawyers must truly realize their social value, only can we improve the social status. In order to achieve the social value of lawyers, we must all my colleagues in the common mold the character of Chinese lawyers lofty image, a good professional image to gain a good social reputation, can enhance social status, in turn, promote the practice to improve the environment, promising to One. [22] lawyer should always remember their career mission, to assume the solemn responsibility of the community.