Articles of Association of Inner Mongolia Lawyers Association

Chapter I General Principles

Article 1 In order to improve the management of the Bar Association, protect the legitimate rights and interests of its members, and standardize the industry management activities and lawyers' practice behavior of the Bar Association, these Articles of Association are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the spirit of the Articles of Association of all china lawyers association, combined with the actual situation of the autonomous region. Article 3 The purpose of this Association is to unite and lead its members to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties, the correct implementation of laws, social fairness and justice, strive to build a country ruled by law in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and promote social harmonious development and civilized progress.

Article 4 This Association accepts the supervision and guidance of the Justice Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the social organization registration management department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and accepts the guidance of all china lawyers association.

Article 5 Chinese name of this Association: Inner Mongolia Lawyers Association;

English name:

The meeting place of our association is located in Hohhot.

Chapter II Duties and Responsibilities

Article 6 The Association shall perform the following duties:

(a) to ensure that lawyers practice according to law and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers;

(2) Summarizing and exchanging the working experience of lawyers;

(three) to formulate industry norms and disciplinary rules;

(4) Organizing lawyers' professional training, professional ethics and practice discipline education, and assessing lawyers' practice activities;

(five) to organize and manage the internship activities of lawyers, and to assess the interns;

(6) Rewarding and punishing lawyers and law firms;

(7) Accepting complaints or reports against lawyers, mediating disputes arising from lawyers' practice activities and accepting lawyers' complaints;

(8) Organizing welfare undertakings for members;

(9) Organizing members to participate in lawyers' professional liability insurance;

(ten) other duties stipulated by laws, administrative regulations, rules and the articles of association of the lawyers association.

Chapter III Members

Article 7 Members of this Association are divided into group members and individual members.

Lawyers who have obtained the lawyer's practice certificate according to law and registered in the Judicial Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are individual members of the Association. Lawyers' practice institutions registered and established in the Justice Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and lawyers' associations of various cities are group members of this association.

Article 8 Rights of individual members:

(a) enjoy the right to vote, to be elected and to be elected;

(2) Having the right to practise legally;

(three) to participate in the study and training organized by the association;

(four) to participate in business research and experience exchange activities organized by the association;

(five) enjoy the relevant welfare benefits provided by the association;

(6) Utilization of information resources;

(seven) to supervise the work of this association and put forward criticisms and suggestions;

(eight) to put forward opinions and suggestions on legislation, justice and law enforcement to the relevant departments through this Council;

Article 9 Obligations of individual members:

(1) Abide by the articles of association of this Association and implement the resolutions of this Association;

(two) abide by the professional ethics and practice discipline of lawyers, and abide by the professional norms and standards of lawyers;

(three) accept the guidance, supervision and management of this association;

(four) consciously safeguard the professional reputation of lawyers and maintain the unity among members;

(five) to participate in vocational training organized by the association;

(six) to pay membership fees in accordance with the provisions;

Article 10 Rights of Group Members:

(a) to participate in meetings and activities organized by the association;

(2) Using the information resources of the Association;

(three) to supervise the work of this association and put forward opinions and suggestions;

Article 1 1 Obligations of group members:

(1) Abide by the articles of association of this Association, and communicate, implement and execute the resolutions of this Association;

(two) to educate members to abide by the professional ethics and practice discipline of lawyers;

(3) Organizing members to participate in various activities of the Association;

(four) to formulate and implement the internal rules and regulations of the practicing institutions;

(5) Providing necessary conditions for members to exercise their rights and perform their obligations;

(6) Organizing and participating in professional liability insurance for lawyers;

(seven) according to the provisions of the payment and collection of membership fees;

(eight) to undertake the work entrusted by the association;

(9) Strengthening the management of trainee lawyers;

(10) Evaluating lawyers' practice activities.

Article 12 Members shall go through the annual registration formalities in this Association.

Chapter IV Lawyers' Congress

Article 13 The lawyers' congress is the highest authority of this Association.

The lawyers' congress is held every three years. When necessary, the meeting may be held in advance or postponed upon the proposal of more than one third of the lawyers' representatives or the decision of the Council. The lawyers' congress can only be held when more than two thirds of the representatives are present.

Article 14 The deputies to the lawyers' congress in the whole region shall be elected from individual members, or may be elected from individual members by the councils of municipal lawyers' associations. The specific method of production shall be stipulated by the Standing Council of this Association. A practicing lawyer is the president of the lawyers' association of each city and the natural representative of the lawyers' congress of the autonomous region.

According to needs, the Standing Council of the Association may recommend specially invited representatives to attend the lawyers' congress. The functions and powers of the specially invited representatives shall be decided by the Standing Council of this Association.

Article 15 Representatives shall attend the lawyers' meeting and exercise the following functions and powers:

(a) to exercise the right of deliberation, voting, proposal, proposal, voting and election at the lawyers' congress;

(two) when the lawyers' congress is not in session, it should contact members regularly to reflect their voices and safeguard their rights and interests;

(three) to put forward opinions and suggestions on the work of the board of directors and the board of supervisors;

(4) Other functions and powers as stipulated in the articles of association.

Article 16 The functions and powers of the lawyers' congress are:

(a) to formulate and amend the articles of association of this Association, and supervise the implementation of the articles of association of this Association;

(2) When the lawyers' association congress is not in session, the board of supervisors may be authorized to formulate its working rules;

(three) to discuss and decide on the working principles and tasks of this association;

(four) to listen to and consider the work report of the Council;

(5) Hearing and deliberating the work report of the board of supervisors;

(six) to consider the audited report on the income and expenditure of membership fees;

(seven) to formulate and revise the measures for mutual aid of this Association, and to consider the income and expenditure report of mutual aid of this Association;

(eight) to elect or recall members of the Council;

(9) Electing or dismissing the supervisors of the Board of Supervisors;

(ten) to consider other matters proposed by the presidium of the General Assembly;

(eleven) to propose amendments to the articles of association and other major issues to all china lawyers association.

The resolution made by the lawyers' congress must be passed by more than half of the delegates present; However, the resolution made by the lawyers' congress to formulate or amend the articles of association must be adopted by more than two-thirds of the representatives present at the meeting.

Chapter V Council and Standing Council

Article 17 The Council of this Association is the permanent body of the lawyers' congress, elected by the lawyers' congress and responsible to the lawyers' congress.

Article 18 The directors of this Association are elected from the representatives of practicing lawyers who have good professional ethics and high professional level, have been practicing for more than three years, have dedication and are enthusiastic about public welfare activities in the lawyer industry. The term of office of directors is three years. The number of re-elected directors shall be no less than one third.

Directors shall abide by laws, regulations and the articles of association of the Bar Association, fulfill their obligations of honesty and diligence, safeguard the interests of the Association, and accept reasonable supervision and suggestions on their performance of their duties.

If a director fails to attend the board meeting twice without reason, his qualification as a director will be automatically lost.

Article 19 Responsibilities of the Council:

(a) to convene a lawyer's congress and report to the congress;

(2) Electing the president, vice-president and executive director;

(three) to discuss and decide on major issues when the lawyers' congress is not in session;

(four) to implement the resolutions of the lawyers' congress;

(five) when the lawyers' congress is not in session, jointly elect or recall the executive director, vice president and president;

(six) the review committee often does not have the office of the functional department;

(seven) to examine and approve the annual membership fee income and expenditure report;

(eight) to consider the work report of the Standing Council of the Association;

(nine) other powers granted by the lawyers' congress that should be exercised by the Council.

Article 20 The Council meeting shall be held at least once a year. When necessary, the meeting may be held in advance or postponed upon the decision of the Standing Council or the proposal of more than one third of the directors.

The board meeting can only be held when more than two thirds of the directors are present. The resolution of the board of directors must be approved by more than two-thirds of the directors present before it can take effect.

The board of directors shall be convened and presided over by the president. When the president is unable to perform his duties due to special reasons, the vice president designated by the president shall convene and preside over the meeting.

Article 21 The board of directors shall listen to the opinions and suggestions of the board of supervisors on its work and accept the supervision of the board of supervisors.

Article 22 The plenary session of the Council shall elect a chairman.

People, several vice presidents and several executive directors form the general manager.

Things will. The re-election of each executive director shall not be less than one third.

Article 23 The Standing Council is the permanent organ of the Council and is responsible to the Council.

The Standing Council shall perform the following duties:

(a) to exercise the functions and powers of the Legislative Council when it is not in session;

(2) To appoint the Secretary-General and decide on the candidate for Deputy Secretary-General on the nomination of the Secretary-General;

(3) To decide on the establishment of the internal organs, special committees and professional committees of the secretariat of the Association;

(4) Implementing the measures for the use and management of membership dues adopted by the Council;

(five) to consider and decide on the annual membership fee budget;

(6) Deciding to advance or postpone the meeting of the Council;

(seven) to formulate relevant industry norms and approve the working rules of special committees and professional committees;

(eight) to determine the qualifications and methods of the representatives and invited representatives attending the lawyers' congress.

Article 24 The Standing Council shall meet at least twice a year to study, decide and deploy the work of timber associations.

The meeting of the Standing Council shall be held only when more than two thirds of the executive directors are present, and its resolution shall be valid only if it is approved by more than two thirds of the executive directors present at the meeting.

Article 25 The president is the legal representative of the Association, who may be re-elected, but shall not serve for more than two consecutive terms.

The Chairman shall exercise the following powers:

(a) to convene and preside over the Council and the Standing Council;

(two) to supervise and inspect the implementation of the resolutions of the Council;

(3) Signing important documents of this Association;

(4) Exercise other functions and powers granted by the Council.

The vice president assists the president in his work. When necessary, the vice president may be entrusted by the president to perform the duties of the president. Vice-chairmen may be re-elected, but each new vice-chairman shall not be less than one third of the number of new vice-chairmen.

Article 26 The Association implements the chairman's office meeting system. The president's office meeting consists of the president and the vice president, and is convened by the president at least once every four months. The president's office meeting is responsible for supervising and implementing the resolutions and decisions of the Standing Council.

Chapter VI Board of Supervisors

Article 27 The Association shall have a board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall have one chairman, several vice-chairmen and several supervisors. The supervisors of the board of supervisors are elected by the lawyers' congress from the representatives of practicing lawyers, and the chairman and vice-chairman are elected by the supervisors. The term of office of a supervisor is the same as that of the same director, and the re-election of each supervisor shall not be less than one third. The term of office of the chairman of the board of supervisors is the same as that of the same president, and he may be re-elected, but he shall not serve for more than two consecutive terms.

Directors of this Association shall not serve as supervisors.

Article 28 The chairman of the board of supervisors shall preside over the work of the board of supervisors, and the vice chairman of the board of supervisors shall assist the chairman in his work. When necessary, the chairman may entrust the vice chairman to perform the duties of the chairman.

The Board of Supervisors shall carry out its work according to the working rules of the Board of Supervisors, and be responsible to the lawyers' congress and report its work. Matters decided at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors shall be attended by more than two thirds of the supervisors, and shall take effect only after being approved by more than two thirds of the supervisors present at the meeting.

The chairman or vice-chairman of the board of supervisors shall attend the office meetings of the board of directors, the standing Council and the president as nonvoting delegates. Supervisors attend board meetings as nonvoting delegates.

Article 29 The Board of Supervisors shall supervise the work of the Council and exercise the following functions and powers:

(a) to supervise the implementation of the resolutions of the lawyers' congress by the Council;

(two) to supervise the Standing Council to perform its duties;

(three) to supervise the collection and use of membership fees;

(four) to supervise the use of mutual funds;

(5) Other functions and powers granted by the lawyers' congress.

Article 30 The Board of Supervisors shall hold a meeting at least once a year.

The expenses incurred by the board of supervisors in exercising their functions and powers shall be included in the membership fee budget and final accounts of the Association.

Article 31 A supervisor shall abide by laws, regulations and the articles of association of the Lawyers Association, fulfill the obligations of honesty and diligence, and safeguard the overall interests of the lawyer industry.

Chapter VII Secretariat, Special Committees and Professional Committees

Article 32 The Association shall have a secretariat, which shall be responsible for implementing the resolutions and decisions of the Lawyers' Congress, the Council, the Standing Council and the President's Office, and undertake the daily work of the Association.

Article 33 The Secretariat shall have one Secretary-General and several Deputy Secretaries-General. The Secretary-General is appointed by the Standing Council, the Deputy Secretary-General is nominated by the Secretary-General, and the Standing Council decides on the appointment and removal.

Article 34 The Secretary-General shall lead the Secretariat to carry out its work within the scope authorized by the Standing Council. The Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General attended the board meeting, the executive board meeting, the president's office meeting and the board of supervisors meeting as nonvoting delegates.

The Secretary-General shall perform the following duties:

(a) to preside over the daily work of the secretariat;

(two) to organize the implementation of the resolutions of the lawyers' congress, the Council and the Standing Council;

(3) To draw up the institutional setup plan of the Secretariat;

(4) Organizing the formulation and implementation of various internal rules and regulations of the Secretariat;

(five) to submit to the Standing Council for appointment and removal of the heads of the internal organs and departments of the Secretariat;

(six) to undertake other tasks assigned by the Council, the Standing Council and the President;

(seven) to coordinate the relationship with judicial administrative organs.

Article 35 A special committee is a special working body of the Association to perform its duties. The association will set up special committees to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers, punish, publicize and contact, protect female lawyers, protect minors and help each other.

The establishment, cancellation, merger and division of special committees shall be decided by the Standing Council.

The special committees shall have no chairman, vice-chairmen and members, and shall formulate working rules, which shall be implemented after deliberation and approval by the Standing Council, but the measures for mutual assistance among members shall be adopted by the member congresses.

Thirty-sixth professional committees are the working bodies of the Association to carry out theoretical research and business exchange activities. Specialized committees in criminal, civil, financial, securities and foreign affairs have been established. The establishment, cancellation, merger and division of professional committees shall be decided by the Standing Council.

Each professional committee shall have a chairman, vice-chairmen and a number of members, and the professional committee shall formulate rules for activities, which shall be implemented after deliberation and approval by the Standing Council.

Chapter VIII Reward, Punishment and Dispute Mediation

Article 37 The Association shall reward and punish group members and individual members.

Thirty-eighth members in any of the following circumstances, by the association to give notice of praise, reward and honorary title, and can give appropriate material rewards:

(1) Having made significant contributions to safeguarding the interests of the state and the people;

(2) Having made outstanding contributions to the construction of democracy and legal system;

(3) Successfully handling cases with great influence in the whole country or the region, with remarkable achievements;

(4) Improving legislation and judicial work and making outstanding contributions to the reform and development of the lawyer industry;

(five) by the party committee, government departments, workers, young women and other social organizations awarded the honorary title;

(six) other circumstances that should be rewarded.

Article 39 If a member commits any of the following acts, the Association will give him disciplinary sanctions such as admonition, informed criticism, public condemnation and cancellation of membership. According to the disciplinary rules of the National Lawyers Association.

(1) Violating the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other laws and regulations;

(2) Violating the articles of association of the Lawyers Association and the professional norms of lawyers;

(3) Seriously violating social morality and damaging the professional image and reputation of lawyers;

(4) Violating lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline;

(five) other disciplinary actions that should be punished.

For members' violations of law and discipline, the association may also suggest that the judicial administrative organ with the right to punish them be given administrative punishment.

Fortieth before making a decision on punishment, the association shall carefully listen to the arguments of the parties. Before making a disciplinary decision to publicly condemn or cancel membership, the parties have the right to request a hearing. If a party requests a hearing, the association shall organize a hearing.

Forty-first members who have been punished by the Judicial Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for violating laws and regulations shall be suspended from voting and being elected during the suspension period.

Article 42 An association may mediate disputes between members and between members and parties.

Chapter IX Economic Expenses

Article 43 The sources of funds of this Association include:

(1) membership fees;

(2) financial allocation;

(3) donation;

(4) Other lawful income.

Article 44 Members shall fulfill the obligation of paying membership dues. Membership dues are collected annually, and members should pay their membership dues before registering every year. Lawyers associations in cities are responsible for collecting membership fees from local members.

Membership fee standards and management measures shall be formulated by the Standing Council and implemented after being adopted by the lawyers' congress. And reported to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Department of Justice, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region social organization registration management department and all china lawyers association for the record.

Article 45 The Association shall strengthen the management of membership dues, formulate the budget and final accounts of membership dues, establish a detailed account of membership dues revenue and expenditure, report the audited membership dues revenue and expenditure to the Council every year, and accept the supervision of the board of supervisors.

Article 46 Membership dues shall be used for the following expenses:

(1) Convening working meetings such as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Lawyers' Congress, the Council, the Standing Council, the president's office meeting and the board of supervisors meeting;

(2) internship guarantee work;

(3) Rewards and punishments for members;

(4) Activities of special committees and professional committees;

(five) to provide members with learning materials and organize business training;

(six) to carry out various exchange activities;

(seven) the purchase of fixed assets and daily management activities;

(8) Member welfare undertakings;

(nine) to publicize the work of lawyers and publish lawyers' publications;

(10) Allocating mutual funds in proportion;

(eleven) to pay membership fees to all china lawyers association;

(twelve) other necessary expenditures approved by the Standing Council.

Chapter X Supplementary Provisions

Article 47 A city divided into districts may establish local lawyers' associations as needed. The alliance can also set up local lawyers' associations as needed. The lawyers' associations in all leagues and cities are social organizations and legal persons established according to law, and they are self-regulatory organizations of lawyers in all leagues and cities, and conduct industry management on lawyers and their practice institutions in their respective regions according to law.

The Union City Lawyers Association should have an independent office and full-time staff.

The lawyers' associations in the Union City are group members of the association, and shall accept the supervision and guidance of the judicial administrative organs of the Union City and the competent department of social organization registration.

Article 48 These Articles of Association are applicable to lawyers associations at all levels in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Article 49 The Articles of Association shall be amended by the lawyers' congress of the whole region, and the Standing Council of the Association shall be responsible for the interpretation.

Article 50 The Articles of Association shall come into force as of the date of adoption by the lawyers' congress.