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Chinese lawyers have master?

Text / Liu Guiming

   Speaking of Mr. Zhang Sizhi, entered the legal profession and still lawyer now, should not strange. Can say even, not only not unfamiliar, and quite affectionate; not only not unfamiliar, and very familiar with; not only not unfamiliar, and very cute. In short, this is a respectable, make people admire, call a person respected barrister, lawyer, really good lawyer.
   For me, Mr. Zhang Sizhi is a teacher. The personality, the text color, its just, the eyes, the mind, is I epigenetic teacher. As for teachers and students, I and other epigenetic only approach somebody's greatness, after a sound sigh, is the respect and the infinite happiness.
   For me, Mr. Zhang Sizhi is also a special teacher, he is my teacher, is my teacher. As the founder of "Chinese lawyer" magazine (he was a member of the Beijing Lawyers Association establishment and "Beijing lawyers" founder), he gave me the fourth chief editor of shade, too much, too high a landmark halo. So, in a greedy to enjoy he brings us wealth. At the same time, beyond the reach of the US, only hard, hard, hard pursuit pursue pursuit.
   For me, Mr. Zhang Sizhi is also a visible, audible to the teacher. For my assignments with the preface, is encouragement to me; for my Mr. shallow and calm., is my hope; for my choice and quietly support, encouragement of my. All in all, Mr. like a father love, like father like warm, like father like the kind.
   On the whole China lawyer industry, Mr Zhang Sizhi is a master of.
   Five years ago, the golden autumn, I and Professor He, Li Chun in the "Lawyers Law and the rule of law tour forum" Chongqing Railway Station "three people talk about" the dialogue scene once to discuss a topic: Chinese lawyers have master? Now, this should also be Chinese lawyers need a proposition thinking together reconstruction thirty anniversary of the recovery in China's lawyer system.
   What kind of people can be called great? It should be said, this is a topic to each according to his lights. However, generally have such a consensus: the so-called master, should be those who are able to reach Mr. Chen Yinque said "the spirit of independence, the realm of freedom of thought" the scholar masters.
   In my opinion, the hero of Mr. Zhang Sizhi is such a master.
   This time three years ago, in celebration of Mr. Zhang Sizhi eighty birthday and the 50 anniversary commemoration of practicing ceremony, Professor Jiang Ping had put forward the concept of "the spirit of thinking". He thinks, the so-called "thinking spirit", is full of enthusiasm, the extreme responsible spirit, is the pursuit of justice, proceed without hesitation of the spirit, is to dare to challenge system, challenging the authority of the spirit.
   As the host, I told Jiang Ping the teacher's speech gave an impromptu summary. I think, the so-called "thinking spirit", there is a sense of responsibility and mission of the law, justice and conscience of the law, have the courage and wisdom to lawyer. In my opinion, first of all, Mr Zhang Sizhi is a lawyer. The so-called big lawyer, is a long-term vision, a broad field of vision, can not for the moment of winning or losing, excluding gains and losses in a case, regardless of size, no fees, no see customers high quality, regardless of background, dare to challenge the system defects, dare to pick up bad habits and elite, and consideration for the benefit of the country, and concern for the living beings, for the future tomorrow and thinking; secondly, Mr. Zhang Sizhi is a real lawyer. The so-called real lawyers, is occupation liability niggardly, square accounts in every detail for the interests of the people's livelihood, for the dignity of the law as their own life's lawyer, is to speak the truth, do practical things, not eager for a quick success, not on lawyers; finally, Mr. Zhang Sizhi is a good lawyer. A good lawyer, is full of justice, full of wisdom, law with social conscience of the lawyer, is that the poor are spared, to the economy and the world, not greed, not forget honour at the prospect of profits lawyer, is shouldering social responsibilities, legal guardians to mission lawyer, is to the parties would like to, say the words the parties are anxious, anxious, worry the worry of lawyers.
   In my opinion, Mr. Zhang Sizhi is not only a lawyer, is a master of law.
   As the master, he is not rich, but he is certainly the most wealthy lawyer; he doesn't have to be, but he is certainly the most knowledgeable lawyer; he is not a wise, but he is certainly the most wise counsel; he does not have the whole world in view, but he definitely is the vision of the lawyer; he not necessarily in high office, but he is certainly the most important lawyer; he doesn't always tell the truth, but he must not tell lies; he doesn't always tell the truth, but he must not be empty talk; he does not necessarily have to speak up, but he must speak no evil; he agree to keep pace with the times, but he never fawn upon the rich and powerful persons; he hopes will win every case, but he will never win and win; he accepted the money, but he will never forget honour at the prospect of profits; he advocated speak boldly in defense of Justice, but he never unreasonable; he may have suffered repeated defeats, but he never give up the ideal; he may repeatedly by difficulties, but he never give up principles......
   Therefore, our society, our people, our country wants and needs more of this law, need more such masters.
   In fact, what is the master, Mr. Zhang Sizhi once wrote in his article made the most accurate summary. That is: "the real law, like the clear bottom clean, such as transparent luster crystal: is a real person, be the same outside and inside, the lofty morals, everything everywhere embodies the perfect personality and beautiful.
   True law, shall utter Innocence: pure and good, assist the weak and oppressed; no hook series of corrupt officials, running club, pull and push, act obsequiously; never forget honour at the prospect of profits, week marshal, play favouritism and commit irregularities; he had the Philistine, from first to last and the masses of the people come together.
   A real lawyer, is a fire, extinguished from ignition to, continue to put light, scattered heat. Handicraft skills, speak boldly in defense of justice; love Chou Chou, proceed without hesitation.
   People will be in the new development calls for the emergence of outstanding lawyers, in order to build Chinese lawyer system splendid palace. "
   Because of this the master, so today we must study this lawyer to Mr. Zhang Sizhi, learning of his people, learning his things, learning his trade.
   Zhang Sizhi, it is not just a name, and should be a kind of spirit, a symbol, an image, or even a cultural.

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I am Zhang Sizhi

　　Before doing something, but not enough.
                               -- Zhang Sizhi

Article / ReporterZhangChi

   "Where are you, well, I going to pick you up to the building." At the appointed time, "legal persons" reporter called Zhang Sizhi home phone, another head Zhang Sizhi telephone voice is very loud.
   Five minutes later, Zhang Sizhi appeared in the elevator, greet reporters into the elevator, arrived at his residence where the floor, he beat out of the elevator, a brisk walk quickly opened the door, and let out a path for journalists.
The room was filled with the faint fragrance, "this is for you." A cup has been penetrating into good tea to the front of reporters, "you want to ask what, I fully cooperate with." The reporter sitting across from a gray hair, spirit is hale and hearty but a little tired old man, you are very difficult to believe that he is once the "Gang of four" defense agency, many sensitive cases, dare say legal man Zhang Sizhi do, cross century.

Zhang Sizhi troubles

In order to receive several lawyers from back home in Henan, he sacrificed the noon break time, from ten a.m. until three thirty in the afternoon, drink, eat, talk, "if I don't have other things I must do, I may be a solution to the dinner." Zhang Sizhi's words are mixed with a little helpless.
In the understanding of his friend's eyes, is another interpretation, Zhang Sizhi's enthusiasm hospitable, generous, in the law circle inside and outside is a name, as long as he promised things, he never halfway throw up one's job, no matter how much time and effort, he will go to all lengths.
In recent years, come here please him a lot of the people, some people think that the Zhang Sizhi energy is great, have parties think they are wrong, reflect the situation to Zhang Sizhi, a non Zhang Sizhi can't resolve posture, "the lawyer, you give the relevant aspects about the pictures, then they will listen to you." In the face of this, Zhang Sizhi would be very patiently explained, "I pity you suffer grievance, but I am just an ordinary law, and I played the lawsuit, the most in my party loses in the end, I have no right to which department, where a layer of officials to listen to me, together with the I to the relevant state departments have cold-shoulder treatment."
There are people around a few times, find Zhang Sizhi agent of its case, helpless, he has other business, then dodge but, had to let the parties back to find a lawyer to help him write complaints, the guard.
"This I almost a weekly meeting, I am very grateful they respect me, but often have time I was incapable of action." Zhang Sizhi apologized for the above.
From the last century seventy's to now, Zhang Sizhi's reputation is growing, but the fact that fame is more and more obvious.
Before he was advised to, pay attention to the body's self regulating, work and rest, advice is to listen to, but not about, "I eat or talk about things, mostly people trustee, you first have to consider if the people directly to refuse, you may put the entrusted person to offend 'Zhang Sizhi, also fell a superior' sign, instead, that I just saw." Even so, Zhang Sizhi still pushed many invitations, "unlike previous years, now older, lack of energy, can push push." Facing the too busy to attend to all invitations, had moved Sizhi Zhang a home seems to be considering moving.

A refined and courteous stubborn old man

In the familiar people's eyes, Zhang Sizhi is a not to stick at trifles elders; in a stranger's eyes, he is a refined and courteous gentleman.
In life, he will uphold the people first principle, welcome visitors and see them off on the occasion, always meet in the former, walk in the end, the party, on the others, he frequently obeisance said in listening; work, he always dressed neatly, maintain one's original pure character, especially in the court was more.
"Working for so many years, no matter how large case, both parties have much wrong, or whether the contents of the court judgment unreasonable, as a lawyer, you first need to calm." In court you never see Zhang Sizhi in the two things occurred with the judge, he used is reason, move, with the consent of the judge, and full of emotional began his remarks.
In Zhang Sizhi's opinion, let others to respect you at the same time, the first to weight, in court, the judge is the representative of the national judicial organs have credibility, with solemn and serious, make the court, is actually in defiance of the law.
However, in the eyes of the people, he is a single-minded stubborn old man, at the beginning of the 1990's, Zhang Sizhi has for a number of alleged "the defendant to overthrow the government" as a lawyer, it means Zhang Sizhi must walk on the steel wire rope, a little careless, will fall into the "political prisoners and the same flow." the vortex, but he "persist in wilfully and arbitrarily", is at attention anxious will refute one: afraid of what, to defend them, doesn't mean I agree with them, went their way, don't forget, I'm a decades old dangling party.
Recalling the first half, Zhang Sizhi be filled with a thousand regrets.
He was born in 1927. At the age of 11, his family fled to Sichuan, go to school in Mianyang. My father is a doctor, soon to establish a local fame. At the age of 16, Zhang Sizhi quit school, participated in the expedition, the artillery army Fifth Corps, belonging to the regimental headquarters spy even, is sending, stationed in India, more than a year, in 1945, returned to Kunming in April. After leaving the army from Kunming, along the way, take the "cattle", after more than two months to Chongqing, just to catch up with the eight one five, the victory of the Anti Japanese war. And then from Chongqing to Mianyang, in the three national middle school eighteen. At this time, Zhang Sizhi has not reached 18 years old.
Middle school is the eighteen school in Northeast inland, in 1946, the school movements in Northeast china. Zhang Sizhi with the school movement, but his goal is to Beijing, he was longing for the ancient history, the thought of Beijing was left to go to school. But to Xi'an, was at that time in Xi'an uncle to stay, enter a church school, a year of high school. The church strict school management, to fire a violation of the "ten at night can not read a book" the classmates, Zhang Sizhi lead students to strike, his "restless" which revealed beyond doubt, the final result is a protest against the school success, recall one's words. While he was urged to school "". He turned into a church school, his "record" was introduced to the new school, was the middle school next semester, about to graduate examination, the school is not going to give Zhang Sizhi a diploma. So, Zhang Sizhi decided to leave the school, to Nanjing, to the equivalent University applicants.
In 1947, admitted to the Chaoyang University law department he was little known, began a lifetime of frustrations become attached to him and the law. 1948 years, Zhang Sizhi joined the underground, he said "so on ship". In 1949 February, over Beijing District court. In 1950 July, at the Renmin University of China with excellent results completed the "main courses of Law Department of Moscow State University". In 1956, was established in Beijing city in third legal advisory office. After a year was designated as Beijing lawyers first Rightists, began 15 years of prison life. 1972 the end of labour, into Beijing Chuiyang Liu 2 teaching, therefore, he accepted the media interview, has summed up his former life: nothing.
After the reform and opening up, he returned to the bar in November 12, 1980, with the East China University of politics and law professor Zhu Huarong was designated as the Jiang Qing counter revolutionary group special trial cases in the lawyer (Jiang Qing asked himself, refused counsel), and later served as Li Zuopeng's lawyer.
"The reform and opening up to me to be a lawyer, I think, I should seize this opportunity to use professional director for social services; and in a series of defense case in 1990 years, actually gave me the cause of the second youth, in the process to do these cases, I learn to transposition thinking, what bad habits need to break the thinking China in the legalization process, which need to update the concept, to some extent, more open China so I need a muscle man, only in this way can the society progress." Zhang Sizhi is not evasive some sensitive case he do.

A lawyer to prove the existence of the value

As with other lawyers, Zhang Sizhi very care about their own lawyers, "the real law, it is a fire, extinguished from ignition to, continue to put light, scattered heat. Handicraft skills, speak boldly in defense of justice; love Chou Chou, proceed without hesitation." This is Zhang Sizhi.
1988 in defending fire in Greater Khingan Range accused of be forgetful of one's duties for Zhuang Xueyi, in the face of public prosecutor Zhang Sizhi statement: some comrades, in Zhuang case, knowing it is wrong to along the path in the end. This clearly shows that, the rule of law, but also has very hard work in our country. As a legal worker, do we really can't hear folk grievances and complaints? Dear prosecutor comrades, a popular grievances, easy, this is the real political influence you say bad things.
His defense has attracted the court and outside Ruchao applause. Although the statement is very exciting, but the outcome is so helpless, because Zhuang Xueyi 'be forgetful of one's duties' crime, was sentenced to three years in prison.
Afterwards, issued a verdict of the president of the court held a press conference, solemnly declared: "our judgment, stand the test of history!" His contemptuous ridicule "Beijing lawyer, what all don't understand, even the law is not common knowledge."
In view of this situation, Zhang Sizhi then says to the reporter, they really don't know much, common sense is also less, but you can learn, more efforts. As for the decision, I think is to stand the reality testing as well, saying early, if not well received.
Seventeen years later in 2004, in the promotion of Zhuang Xueyi case another defender Chi Yinghua lawyer, Heilongjiang Province Higher People's court re trial, declaring Zhuang Xueyi's innocence.
"This seems to me said that sentence 'we said, done, to withstand the test of history', in this case, to keep on fighting me, was a gratifying results, but for seventeen years, the parties waiting too long!" A case of Zhang Sizhi now agent -- Shenzhen King case, and the case of Greater Khingan Range surprisingly similar, the main party Chen Feng for "be forgetful of one's duties" was sentenced to six years in prison.
"I don't know how long it will take the case to get back on the right track, but I know the day will be with the historical truth, therefore I will put my whole life time to wait." One of the words between Zhang face solemn and stirring.

Gain and loss Cunxin know

These years the case, he no longer headwind, but focus on young people, "I take the case of small, to what extent, you might think, if placed in the now, even just for young lawyers also not willing to do." Zhang Sizhi think, some interesting case is small, but to the party is important, so he can't have the slightest neglect.
As he was several years ago, eighty birthday in his speech said: I want to take a general name of lawyer, to express our endless sincerity to vulnerable people. They longed for the rule of law, and to protect their rights persistent spirit, from the beginning is nurtured me to grow breast milk. I think, if not with their fate, with the breath, is the inability to forgive betrayal. I looked down the Betrayer, I would like to take this occasion to those now powerless numerous living beings that my loyalty, I will repay their kindness sustained action! Should also appreciate time to give me opportunities, in the meantime, I received training trials, may be an important reason has not yet left behind. Unfortunately, the past opportunities gave me lucky, today made him ashamed, because I'm not good, I have too much too many mistakes.
Perhaps is a habit, for decades, Zhang Sizhi each had one case, will do some summary, "every time you will find the original summary there are a lot of their own to improve their business places, also can do some more exquisite."
A highly responsible for the party; two the social conscience in the first place, for the vulnerable endorsement; three dare to challenge authority, this is "the spirit of thinking". Mr. Zhang Sizhi the jurist Jiang Ping.
"Mr. Jiang high, difficult I really incredible, I tend to regard themselves as a 'old lawyer, small role' in the rest of one's life, stand on solid ground to do a few case, I have to one's heart's content." Zhang Sizhi thought he was just an ordinary soldier.
This time, He Weifang scholars of doggerel Ying ran to the reporter: "Hugh said he was old, drinking and looking as child; never say goodbye, never forget, to fight until the rule of law into."

(the original Legal Daily "legal" Magazine 2009 twelfth)