Curcuit court to halt power collusion

THE FIRST circuit court of the Supreme People's Court opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Wednesday. Accepting cases from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Guangdong and Hainan provinces, the court will mainly handle cross-province cases and issue final verdicts that are equivalent to that of the supreme court. Comments:

According to the current administrative proceedings, a citizen can only sue a provincial-level government department in an intermediate people's court, not the SPC. That left room for regional protectionism, namely local courts protecting local government agencies. The opening of circuit courts is expected to curb this protectionism and further promote justice.

Gu Yongzhong, a professor of law at China University of Political Science and Law, Jan 28