Thu, 29 Nov 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
The judge quota system refers to the system for determining the number of judges in the court. In the judicial reform, the SPC attempts to rationally determine the number of judges in each court in a scientific way and then select the right candidate to serve as a judge.
Thu, 22 Nov 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) is about to issue a significant judicial interpretation, stipulating the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in China. Judge Song Jianli (宋建立) (Judge of the SPC’s 4th Civil Division) introduced the content of the judicial interpretation.
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 Insights Liu Qiang 刘强
The protection of the personal rights of Chinese judges is one of the most concerned issues for them. From an investigation report made by Longyan Intermediate People's Court of Fujian Province, we can learn that the personal rights of Chinese judges are often violated. Now, the SPC is working hard to solve this problem.
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Chinese courts recognized and enforced a U.S. judgment for the second time, indicating that U.S. judgments have begun to be recognized and enforced in China in a normalized way. Any U.S. judgment, whether made by a federal court or a state court, may be recognized and enforced in China.
Sun, 04 Nov 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , 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 杜国栋 , 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 杜国栋 , 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 杜国栋 , 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 杜国栋 , 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 杜国栋 , 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.