Sun, 01 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Technically, Yes, but it's rare. To date, only dozens of lawyers have joined the bench in China.
How Chinese Courts Work
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In China, court conference summary, though not binding, can serve as guidance to the judges in their trials. In essence, it is more of a consensus of the majority of judges, similar to 'prevailing opinion' (herrschende Meinung).
Sun, 04 Oct 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
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 杜国栋
China's judiciary comprises of courts, procuratorates, supervisory commissions, and two other governmental organs—public security organs and judicial administrative organs.
Sat, 23 May 2020 Insights China Laws Portal Team
The PRC Organic Law of the People's Courts(人民法院组织法) helps us to gain a better understanding of China's court system and the internal structure of Chinese courts.
Sat, 25 Apr 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
B.F.I.P.C., the most renowned court in China that has jurisdiction over foreign-related cases, can be seen as the counterpart of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in China.
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 Insights China Laws Portal Team
The PRC Judges Law(中华人民共和国法官法) was enacted in 1995 and amended three times respectively in 2001, 2007 and 2019.
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Though not binding, judicial documents issued by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) are highly persuasive for Chinese courts nationwide.
Sun, 05 Apr 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court's statistical report on the judicial review of arbitration gives us a glimpse of how Chinese courts review cases related to China's top arbitration institutions.
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.