China Justice Observer

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

The system of dishonest judgment debtors has become the main means for Chinese courts to enforce civil judgments for 5 years. This system has achieved certain results, but it has also given rise to some problems and raised public concerns.

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 Insights Dennis (Yongquan) Deng 邓永泉

A summary of China's civil procedures is listed below based on a time sequence. The specific time frames are underlined for easy reference.

Sun, 06 Jan 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

The most important difference between litigation and arbitration in China is that judges and arbitrators have different ways of thinking.

Sat, 29 Dec 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋

Why should Chinese courts try to resolve the enforcement predicament of civil judgments in two to three years (i.e., 2016-2018)? Justice Zhou Qiang (周强), president of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC), explained this in a report on 24 October 2018, and introduced what the Chinese courts did for this.

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋

China-US trade war may bankrupt many Chinese companies, and Chinese courts should get prepared as soon as possible.

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.

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.