Wed, 25 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court(SPC) issued the “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening and Standardizing the Work of Elevated Jurisdiction and Retrial of Cases” (關(guān)于加強(qiáng)和規(guī)范案件提級(jí)管轄和再審提審工作的指導(dǎo)意見). According to the Guiding Opinions, the SPC has relaxed the standards for its retrial of civil and administrative cases.
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟
In December 2021, China’s Supreme People’s Court promulgated the “Provisions on Judicial Disciplinary Rules (For Trial Implementation)”, which specifies for the first time the judicial disciplinary procedure.
Sat, 05 Dec 2020 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Yes, China has courts and there are approximately 3,581 courts in mainland China.
Sat, 05 Dec 2020 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Zhou Qiang (周強(qiáng)) is the current Chief Justice of China, that is, the President of the Supreme People's Court.
Sat, 05 Dec 2020 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
The National People's Congress (NPC) elects and dismiss the President of the Supreme People's Court (SPC).?
Fri, 04 Dec 2020 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Yes, China has a Supreme Court. The full name of China's Supreme Court is the Supreme People's Court (SPC, 最高人民法院).?
Fri, 04 Dec 2020 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Yes, China has judges. As of Jun. 2017, China had more than 120,000 judges, including 367 judges of the Supreme People's Court.?
Sun, 04 Oct 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟
China's current judge system began to take shape after the end of the Cultural Revolution (1978), and the judicial reform initiated in 2014 has accelerated its evolution.
Sun, 31 May 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟
China's judiciary comprises of courts, procuratorates, supervisory commissions, and two other governmental organs—public security organs and judicial administrative organs.
Sun, 24 May 2020 Insights China Laws Portal Team
The PRC Organic Law of the People's Courts(人民法院組織法) helps us to gain a better understanding of China's court system and the internal structure of Chinese courts.