This volume of "The China Legal Development Yearbook" is the third in a series of annual reports written by leading Chinese law and legal policy scholars and judges to appear in English translation. It is edited by scholars at the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. This 2008 yearbook reviews major legal developments in 2007, including law reform priorities, major legal policy debates and newly enacted legislation. It also provides reports on administrative, judicial and prosecutorial reforms, the practice of public law, the death penalty, compensation for victims of crimes, human rights, the law of labor contracts, the antimonopoly law, administrative charges, food and drug safety, and intellectual property. This yearbook provides valuable insight into contemporary debates in China about the substance, direction and priorities of legal reform.

Legal Development amid Reform: Review of 2007 and Predictions for 2008 Research Group from the CASS Institute of Law Chinese Legislative Development in 2007 Xin Chunying and Chen Guogang Reform of the Administrative Rule of Law Li Honglei Prosecutorial Reform in 2007 Hu Weilie and Wang Jianping Judicial Reform of the People's Courts in 2007 Xiong Qiuhong Death Penalty System Reform in China Xiong Xuanguo State Compensation for Victims of Crime Sun Qian The Antimonopoly Law of the People's Republic of China Wang Xiaoye Human Rights in China in 2007 Liu Huawen The Labor Contract Law: Construction of Harmonious Labor Relations Zhang Mingqi Administrative Charges: Current Problems and Future Solutions Administrative Charge Researchers The Practice of Public Law: Progress in 2007 Huang Jinrong Development of Food and Drug Safety in China Qu Shuhui Formulation and Implementation of the National Intellectual Property Strategy Li Mingde