VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

Discussed Roe v. Wade

We don’t have the culture to limit the right to abort -> there is not cultural conflict about abortion in China / There is no divide on abortion in China.

A few years ago there was a litigation about men’s right regarding having babies.

Under Chinese law if a couple wants to get divorced they need to provide a reason.

if we are get married -> if we get married 

maybe it is not something you should to repeat in the constitution law -> maybe it is not something you should repeat in the constitution.

You should not interpret it under the current context. You consider it from the context from then / they interpreted it with an originalist approach

If you look at the law from the old time you may not provide complete protection for the people now. / if you only look at the context from back then it doesn’t match modern society 

There was a draft released a few months ago  -> they already released a draft a few months ago 

There are differences between the two legal systems.
In China we have the law and then the judgment.

Actually in China the cases settled by the supreme court can also be used as precedence for the lower level courts.

They have to make sure local laws are consistent with the central government / do not conflict with the central government.

They said this is not a question determined by the supreme court.

Some states may have their own laws and others not.

People are divided into 2 groups. Some are for / in favor of this judgement and some are not 

Just because this state belongs to this party it should be work like this -> just because a state is mostly democrat or republican (blue/red) doesn’t mean they should always follow the party’s line

People won’t pay special detention to it -> they won’t pay special attention to it 

Now there are a lot of cases about domestic violence and sometimes the police take is as domestic issue. / the downplay it as domestic issue.
There is also a lot of discussion about domestic violence, sometimes women have some affairs and they get pressure from people around them.

The next morning you are definitely awake -> sober 

You cannot be involved in illegal financial dealings 

Vocabulary

Sober (adj) not drunk
the next morning she was sober 

To downplay (v) to make something look less important than what it really is
At the beginning of Covid a lot of government downplayed it as a minor issue that wouldn’t become a pandemic 

Detention (n) being in prison
He was sentenced to 5 years of detention for his crime 

Scapegoat (n) someone to take the blame for everything
They take China as a scapegoat

Originalist (adj) trying to get as close as possible to the meaning people had when writing a text
They took an originalist approach in their report

Grammar

Should + V
You should sleep early because you look tired