In December 2001, Peking University-Qianxi Community Legal Clinic
was formally established, which consists of 5 sections covering publicity and counseling, case-dealing, law building, information and organization and communication. It aims at facilitating application of legal knowledge by Peking University students into legal practice in Qianxi county and providing free legal service to Qianxi women at the same time. It is an effort for exploring feasible method of law popularization and building of community legal service and rule of law simultaneously.
The students visit Qianxi once a month and stay for a week and work together with the Center staffs.
The clinic members often got down to household investigations as soon as they arrived at a village to learn about the needs of the masses and screen legal issues. Followed are straightaway training classes on the Women’s Rights Law, the Marriage Law, the Elderly Rights Protection Law and the Land Contract Law with site counseling, mitigation service and case reception. The live and eat in villagers’ home and labor and study together with the villagers which creates a strong atmosphere for protecting women’s rights.
In the past four years, 33 classes/times for law studying were conducted, 6,000 copies of materials distributed and 1,000 person/time household services provided. 15,000 people benefited from these activities and services and the masses are more aware of legal protection of rights.