Sun, 04 Nov 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Chinese E-Justice(informationization of the court, 法院信息化)has become the two most important tasks of Chinese courts besides the judicial reform.

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China has implemented many reform measures in the third-round judicial reform, which deeply affects the current operating mechanisms of Chinese courts. Therefore, if you want to know how Chinese courts work, you must understand what the SPC did in the third-round judicial reform.

Sat, 20 Oct 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Before rendering a judgment, a Chinese judge shall undergo review and approval by his/her superiors, who haven't tried the case. This practice has existed in China until recently, when China’s Supreme People Court has ruled out the practice in part in the latest round of judicial reform (2014-2017).

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Improving the judicial accountability system, one of the most important measures in Chinese judicial reform, is supposed to hold judges accountable for life for cases they handle and to effectively discipline judges for misconduct. Prior to this, Chinese judges were never subject to such strict requirements.

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

The Shanghai Financial Court, the first court in China dedicated to hearing finance-related civil and administrative cases, was established on 20 August 2018.

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) tries to empower judges to exercise adjudicative power independently while taking more measures to supervise the trial work.

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Compared with their counterparts in other countries, the court presidents in China play a far more complicated role. They have to act as excellent administrators and politicians before acting as legal experts.

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Chinese courts at various levels, to some extent, are part of the administrative bodies in the national hierarchy, rather than just a judicial organ with the sole responsibility of adjudicating cases.

Sun, 20 May 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Do you wonder what a Chinese court is like? How is a trial proceeding in a Chinese court? Now you are able to watch the live broadcast of the court trial online.

Sun, 29 Apr 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In China, Courts are in charge of enforcing effective legal instruments, such as judgments/rulings in civil cases and arbitral awards. Within the Court, an enforcement department is responsible for organizing and handling enforcement work.