Top court makes case for more local judges

BEIJING - With social disputes increasing and becoming more complicated as China has continued its economic development, the nation's court system is facing a growing challenge to hear the rising number of cases and pacify the people involved, the top court said on Tuesday.

Social disputes usually refer to non-criminal cases involving such things as property ownership, payment of wages, disagreements between patients and hospitals and so on.

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) announced that it will make further efforts to keep up, including the distribution of more financial aid and human resources.