Supreme People's Court to boost judicial transparency
Reforms spark legal brain drain
Prisoners on death row to get free legal aid
Circuit court begins hearing first appeals
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SPC launches online inquiry service for fishing vessels
With the help of the Supreme People’s Court’s newly-opened fishing vessel inquiry platform, courts at all levels can identify and track people connected to fishing vessels who are subject to enforcement by searching for various details such as their identities, or the status of their mortgages or leases on the vessels.
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China implements free legal aid services for foreign ligitants
"If the Chinese lawyer hadn't actively defended me, I would have been executed, considering the amount of drugs seized and the serious harm it caused," said Theodoros Kourtidis after his 2014 conviction for transporting 2,775 grams of heroin in Yunnan province.
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China's bank network to connect with Supreme Court
All financial institutions in China are required to have their inner network connected with the Supreme People's Court (SPC) by the end of December.
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Judicial reform highlighted in advancing ‘rule of law’
Chinese courts are exploring modern management models and new operation mechanisms to optimize the structure of judicial powers.
Reforms may end 20-year legal fight
After spending 20 years fighting to clear her dead son's name, Zhang Huanzhi is hopeful that a court will soon quash his conviction and grant a posthumous pardon.
Judicial reform in past five years
Chinese courts reported punishing 50,415 minors in 2014, a reduction of about 10 percent from 2013. The drop indicated efforts to protect youngsters were effective.
- Meng Jianzhu seeks advice about reform from media circle
Guangdong province is at the forefront of China’s reform and opening-up, and its development of media ranks among the top nationwide.
- Meng Jianzhu holds think tank forum on judicial reform
A total of 12 legal experts and scholars were invited to a think tank forum to discuss judicial reform and political and legal affairs at the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs (CPLA) of the CPC Central Committee.
- China will push forward judicial reform, says public security chief
China’s public security chief Meng Jianzhu has vowed that China will unswervingly push ahead with the ongoing judicial reform.
- Chinese courts to deepen reforms: top judge
Chinese courts should push forward judicial reforms and provide effective legal services to support China’s economic and social development, said Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People’s Court, China’s highest court.
- China in full sail with deepening reform
Defined as "the key year of comprehensively deepening reforms," 2015 saw a series of milestones achieved by China.
- Xi urges responsibility in advancing China’s reforms
President Xi Jinping called for reforms to be advanced in all sectors as the leading group for overall reform convened its 20th meeting.
