China mulls court services in English
2015-12-14
An increase in the number of lawsuits lodged by foreigners has prompted China's top court to consider providing legal services in English, which would help filing disputes involving commerce, property and marriage.
Courts to improve lawsuit services for ethnic litigants next year
2015-12-14
People living in China's ethnic areas will next year benefit from legal services to help them file lawsuits in their local languages, an official with the top court has said.
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China’s top court urges active, prudent push for reform
2015-12-10
The president of China’s top court has called for an active and prudent approach to China’s cross-administrative division court reforms.
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Maritime jurisdiction highlighted
2015-12-08
Chinese courts should uphold reform and innovation so as to help build China into an international maritime jurisdiction center, said Zhou Qiang, head of China’s top court.
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Training session for judicial reform held in Beijing
2015-12-08
The third batch of 14 areas to pilot a reform on China’s judicial system, including Beijing and its neighbor Hebei province, have made their reform proposals, according to the Office of the Central Leading Group for Judicial Reform (OCLGJR).
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Judicial reform highlighted in advancing ‘rule of law’
2015-12-07
Chinese courts are exploring modern management models and new operation mechanisms to optimize the structure of judicial powers.
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Courts accepting more cases after clearance quota removal
2015-12-03
Courts pursuing official targets for annual case closures were always disinclined to accept cases they had little chance of processing in the home stretch of each year. With the targets abolished and courts instead encouraged to pursue justice for justice's sake, the situation has changed.
Judges should take new view of green cases
2015-11-30
Judges must change the way they handle environmental disputes, modernize their skill sets and stop favoring businesses over ecology.
