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Special courts set up to manage public appeals
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-10 00:56

BEIJING: China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Wednesday set up two special courts to deal with case-related appeals from the public in an attempt to regulate court work and ensure people's rights.

According to the SPC, one of the courts, named "Court One For Registry", is responsible for accepting public appeals, examining the procedure of appeals for retrial and managing the flow of all cases managed by the SPC.

The other, named "Court Two For Registry", will receive cases with jurisdiction disputes and carry out investigation on cases dealt by courts at lower levels whose judgment is questioned by the public.

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The second court is also responsible for legal aid and drafting judicial explanations.

Zhou Zemin, an official with the SPC, said both courts are the windows of the supreme court and every word and deed by the staff will affect the court's entire image in people's minds.

"Registry judges communicate with ordinary people everyday... Only with positive attitude, civilized behaviors and precise work can we manage every letter and case well and leave every visitor a good impression," said SPC Vice President Su Zelin.

Su added that the SPC would continue to make trial procedure transparent and open and ensure the rights of people involved in the case to the best of their ability.