China Justice Observer

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In 2023, the Hangzhou government posted on its website the administrate penalty documents for indecent acts on the metro, along with the names of sex offenders.

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In May 2023, China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration and other departments jointly issued the “Notice on the Construction of Cultural Heritage-themed Tourist Routes in China”, aiming to strike a balance between the preservation and utilization of cultural heritage and between cultural heritage and tourism.

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In May 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the “Guiding Opinions on Further Strengthening the Regulation of the Aesthetic Medicine Industry” (关于进一步加强医疗美容行业监管工作的指导意见).

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2023, a local court in Guangzhou ruled that a fanfiction “There They Were” infringed original author’s copyright. The case involves four works by Jin Yong, China’s most well-known wuxia writer.

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

This new rule is the “Measures for the Administration of Selection and Engagement of Accounting Firms by State-Owned Enterprises and Listed Companies” issued by the Ministry of Finance and other departments in February 2023.

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

This open access book aims to provide an initial but comprehensive roadmap for the Chinese civil litigation system. It starts with some basic concepts of the Chinese judicial system (e.g., court system, case numbering, hierarchical trial system, etc.) and runs through the entire process and most aspects of civil litigation cases (e.g., jurisdiction, service of process, rules of evidence, enforcement, representative actions, etc.).

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) released the “Guidelines on Handling Intellectual Property Cases for People’s Procuratorates” (人民检察院办理知识产权案件工作指引).

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2023, China’s Hangzhou Internet Court found that it was an infringement of the Digital Human's creator's copyright to publish a video containing the Digital Human's image without the creator's permission.

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

According to China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), Chinese procuratorates received 182,000 applications for arrest and 369,000 cases for examination and prosecution in the first quarter of 2023.

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

A Chinese court ruled that a contract for the sale of bitcoin miners was void because it violated Chinese laws and public order.