Courts offer greater transparency and supervision of officials

In the past 12 months, the Supreme People's Court, China's top judicial body, has improved judicial openness and introduced greater supervision of legal officers, paving the way for the public to "see" how the nation's courts work, according to leading officials.

In November, the court established a judicial database designed to improve transparency and ensure the accuracy of information disclosed by the courts.

"We must make sure every piece of data we release to the public is accurate, because it has great importance to the quality of the legal services a person can be given," said Xu Jianfeng, director of the court's information center.