Tue, 03 Sep 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2024, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) released a set of typical public interest litigation cases focused on protecting cultural heritage, highlighting legal actions taken against violations like unauthorized alterations and illegal occupation of cultural sites.
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, China's Supreme People’s Procuratorate(SPP) highlighted the success of 7,526 public interest litigations, featuring 29 civil cases and 7,497 administrative cases, aimed at promoting barrier-free environments, following the implementation of the 'Barrier-Free Environment Creation Law,' safeguarding the rights of people with disabilities and the elderly.
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's Supreme People’s Procuratorate reports a significant increase in arrests, with 520,000 criminal suspects detained, and a nearly 50% rise in intellectual property infringement cases during the first three quarters of 2023.
Mon, 12 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On World Consumer Rights Day, 15 Mar. 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate released Ten Typical Cases of Food and Drug Safety Public Interest Litigation by the Procuratorate.
Sun, 19 Sep 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Two recently issued documents of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) outline the work processes required for the procuratorates to handle public interest litigation cases.
Sun, 19 Sep 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
The day after the promulgation of China’s first Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), the Supreme People’s Procuratorate vowed to engage actively in public interest litigation for personal information protection.
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In August 2021, the Beijing Haidian District People's Procuratorate moved to file a civil public interest lawsuit against Tencent, alleging the “youth mode” of its WeChat app fails to comply with the Law on the Protection of Minors.