The Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers (CSCL, 中国律师之友) supports public interest and human rights lawyers inside China in strengthening the rule of law. The Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers (CSCL) is a group of independent lawyers from outside China who support public interest and human rights lawyers inside China in strengthening the rule of law. THE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT CHINESE LAWYERS ("THE CSCL") IS A GROUP OF INDEPENDENT LAWYERS FROM OUTSIDE CHINA WHOSE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT LAWYERS IN CHINA IN THEIR QUEST TO UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW THERE. THE CSCL, WHICH IS HOUSED AT THE LEITNER CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW AND JUSTICE AT FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY, SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF LAWYERS AND TO PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE.