Voices from two sessions

"I always pay attention to judicial reform, and I welcome the series of measures to reform the courts, public security bureaus and judicial authorities that have been put in place in the past year. The higher standards promoted by the reforms have put a lot of pressure on judges, but they've also improved things such as the quality of the written verdicts. It's necessary to provide court officials and others with better job security to lessen the pressures on them."

Deng Hui, a law lecturer at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics and a deputy at the National People's Congress

"Judicial reform and the rule of law are things everybody should take an interest in. The life of a law lies in its enforcement, while the key to implementation is to promote the laws and make more people abide by them. Justice can only be served if laws are enforced."