China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
Mon, 26 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, for the first time in China, a criminal of child molestation was banned for life from any occupation that had close contact with minors according to the Law on the Protection of Minors.
Mon, 26 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, Gao Xiaoli and Sun Xiangzhuang, two judges of China’s Supreme People’s Court were elected as judges of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal and Dispute Tribunal.
Tue, 20 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, the first Metaverse arbitration court worldwide set up by the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission awarded its first case.
Tue, 20 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, a primary court in Beijing ruled that the food delivery platform should bear part of the liability in a case where a delivery man died while delivering food.
Tue, 20 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Jurisdiction of Foreign-Related Civil and Commercial Cases, which concentrates the jurisdiction of such cases, originally under several primary courts, now in one primary court.
Mon, 19 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2022, the Preparatory Office of the International Organization for Mediation was set up in Hong Kong, which will organize and carry out negotiations of the convention on its establishment from 2023.
Tue, 13 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, China’s relevant authorities jointly issued the “Opinions on Implementing the Employment Prohibition System”, which prohibits persons with specific criminal records from working in educational institutions.
Tue, 13 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Opinions on Regulating the Operating Mechanism of Collegial Panels”, which formulates new comprehensive rules for collegial panels based on previous practices.
Tue, 13 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2022, China issued the “Administrative Measures for the Conclusion of Treaties”, which focuses on how China’s State Council and its relevant departments participate in the conclusion of treaties.
Tue, 13 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2022, China ratifies the Treaty between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Kenya on Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters.