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pieces as

well

conclude

On

practical

commercial negotiating style',

larger deal a

smaller one). It could

importance in

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(1.e. A willingness to

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20 carry

system of

presumption of innocence,

2

or

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explanation of

burden the

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of proof

a diary of a day in the life of

The law reporter.

magazine

law ("the criminal

parliamentary draughtsman or

histories

carry case

too

in

in

carry

might action" perhaps), for which there is an ENOL BIOUS market China. It will have correspondence page, and wil l advertisements for scholarships to Britain etc. It could be translated into Chinese characters i n Hung Kong (their technology is allegedly ahead of

this regard), and

in

to Beijing for guaranteed distribution within the PRC free of charge. All of this will need negotiation. The journal would provide & n agenda for informa l discussion whenever British and Chinese lawyers meet. It will fill i n the gaps between those meetings, making the benefit More

widely available.

Contributors will come

from England and

British

Vales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and from Dependent Territories. Funding will be by foundation grant and/or advertising. For ease of distribution, and In order to keep costs low, I anticipate the magazine will Tun to a maximum of a dozen pages.

[4] The opportunity exists for dialogue with the Chinese Society of International Law On questions of

of both public, and very basic private, international law.

to

Participation in the above will be solicited from the six legal professions within the UK, including from lawyers in guvernment service. The object of the exercise is to discuss all legal subjects, including sensitive ones of importance

western Europeans (such 25 human rights), in 2 Don polemical manner, SO each side gains an understanding of the other's priorities across a broad spectrum of the law. I believe

this is understood and, I hope, accepted by those with whom I have spoken in the PRC, including one at high level,

be crucial. SU the groundwork has been laid. Accordingly, thuse in receipt of this note are invited to consider the role they might play within these arrangements.

that

though tone does appear

Appended to this note please find:

to

[1] The visiting cards of the Chinese visit

[2] The Statute of the ACLA.

[3] The Articles of the ACLA Lawyers' Exchange Centre.

it

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