China

Beginning in 2003 the Representation Project, in partnership with the ABA Rule of Law Initiative, has worked with lawyers, law professors, judges, and bar association delegates in China to provide them with assistance and resources associated with the reform of China’s death penalty system. Among other things, the Representation Project has worked with Chinese lawyers to develop standards to improve the quality of defense representation, provided training for judges and lawyers, and described reforms that have been implemented in the United States to correct mistakes that result in wrongful convictions. The Representation Project has also presented at a number of legal and judicial conferences in China and hosted delegations of Chinese judges and lawyers in the United States.

• ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases, Revised Edition (2003) - Chinese (Mandarin) Translation | 美国律师协会 死刑案件辩护律师的指派与职责纲要, 修订版, 2003年2月
• Supplementary Guidelines for the Mitigation Function of Defense Teams in Death Penalty Cases (2008) - Chinese (Mandarin) Translation | 死刑案件中辩护团队减刑职责补充纲要
• Guiding Opinion for Criminal Defense in Death Penalty Cases, Shandong Provincial Lawyer’s Association | 死刑案件辩护指导意见, 山东省律师协会 (bilingual)
• ABA Guidelines Implementation Fact Sheet - Chinese (Mandarin) (updated June 2010) | 《美国律师协会死刑案件辩护律师的指派于职责纲要》（2003）的实施情况

For English versions of the ABA Guidelines along with additional articles, implementation information, and analysis, please visit our Guidelines & Standards page!