Amending two laws consolidates achievements of judicial reform

AT ITS 10TH SESSION in Beijing on Tuesday, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, revised eight laws, including the Law on Judges and the Law on Procurators. ThePaper.cn comments:

It is believed the amendments to the laws on judges and procurators will pave the way for future judicial reform, which will focus on playing up the decisive role of trials in judicial justice and clarifying that judges have lifelong accountability for the cases they handle, while eliminating external interferences with judicial justice, particularly those from government officials.

According to the amendments, judiciaries are required to be more strict and prudent with the appointment, employment, selection and evaluation of judges, laying more emphases on their professionalism and judicial work records. For instance, many judges have been selected from public security and government departments, which will be consigned to the past.