All China Lawyers Association (ACLA, Chinese: 中华全国律师协会; Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Quánguó Lǜshī Xiéhuì) is the official professional association for lawyers (the bar association in American terminology or law society in Commonwealth terminology) of the People's Republic of China. It was founded in July 1986. It carries out professional administration over lawyers in pursance of law. All lawyers of China are members of ACLA. Now ACLA has nearly 110,000 individual members. Its current President is Wang Junfeng (王俊峰).
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Protecting lawyers' lawful rights
One of its six special committees is the Committee for the Protection of Lawyers' Lawful Rights, the largest committee that plays an increasingly role in protecting lawyers' rights and interests.
Lawyer Mo Shaoping is a member of the Human Rights and Constitutional Law Committee of the All China Lawyers Association. Specialized in criminal law, he and his cohort are known internationally for many politically sensitive cases, including that of Liu Xiaobo.
Developing a independent bar
In August 1998, the American Bar Association offered to assist the All-China Lawyers Association in preparing an independent bar.