China has carried out three rounds of judicial reform.The third-round judicial reform continued from the beginning of 2014 to September 2017. The Supreme People's Court of China has implemented many reform measures in the third-round judicial reform, which deeply affects the current operating mechanisms of Chinese courts.
Wed, 09 Nov 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Selected Cases of Judicial Reform of People’s Courts (XII)”, which selects typical practices of judicial reforms by local courts, and sets them as good examples for courts nationwide.
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In 2021, China's Supreme Court's Guiding Opinions on the Professional Judges Meeting set out the latest requirements for the implementation of this Tink-Tank mechanism.
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 Insights China Laws Portal Team
China's Procurators Law(中华人民共和国检察官法) was enacted in 1995 and amended three times respectively in 2001, 2007 and 2019.
Sun, 22 Mar 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
"What changes are taking place, and why?" Judge Hu Shihao (胡仕浩), director of the judicial reform office of China's Supreme Court presents his views on it.
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
China's Supreme People's Court has been reshaping the Chinese court system since the 2014 judicial reform. One key question to be answered: what does the SPC want?
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
The post takes a second look at the adjudication committee, exploring the necessity of its existence and current reform.
Sun, 05 Jan 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
The Adjudication Committee Series explains how China's Supreme court has reformed this institution step by step.
Sun, 22 Dec 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
When the tribunal is uncertain about an ongoing case due to its complexity, it may request other judges within the court to hold a meeting, i.e. the Judges' Meeting, to discuss the case and provide suggestions therefor.
Sun, 15 Dec 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Liu Qiang 刘强
China's Supreme People's Court established a new procedure to avoid the inconsistency between its effective judgments in terms of the application of law.
Tue, 26 Mar 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
In the hierarchical structure of Chinese courts, the courts manage cases and supervise judges by making and transferring case files. Therefore, case files show the most real aspect of Chinese litigation.