Courts order retrials to guard rights

Cases will be reviewed to correct any improper expropriations or other errors

Courts across the country will retry controversial cases that might involve improper expropriation of land and houses in an effort to better protect property rights, the top court said on Tuesday.

"For wrongful cases in which governments failed to provide statutory or reasonable compensation for individuals whose property was expropriated, courts should start the retrial procedure after a review," said Teng Wei, deputy chief judge of the Trial Supervision Tribunal at the Supreme People's Court.