• Long court delays can bring payment

    2016-01-06

    People accused of crimes who suffer long delays in getting a final court judgment can receive State compensation for time spent in detention and their cases can be thrown out, under a new judicial interpretation that took effect on Jan 1.

  • China punishes 270 court officials in three years

    2016-01-03

    The Supreme People's Court (SPC) said on Sunday that 270 court officials have been punished for violating the Party code of conduct in the past three years.

  • China's top court launches online service platform for lawyers

    2016-01-02

    China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has launched an online service platform for lawyers on judicial justice, rule of law and lawyers'rights.

  • SPC reviews Guangchang prisoner’s death sentence remotely

    2015-12-29

    The Supreme People’s Court reviewed the death sentence of a prisoner surnamed Wang, who had admitted his crimes of intentional homicide and rape, and was being held at a detention house in Guangchang county through a remote video system.

  • SPC launches online inquiry service for fishing vessels

    2015-12-22

    With the help of the Supreme People’s Court’s newly-opened fishing vessel inquiry platform, courts at all levels can identify and track people connected to fishing vessels who are subject to enforcement by searching for various details such as their identities, or the status of their mortgages or leases on the vessels.

  • China implements free legal aid services for foreign ligitants

    2015-12-22

    "If the Chinese lawyer hadn't actively defended me, I would have been executed, considering the amount of drugs seized and the serious harm it caused," said Theodoros Kourtidis after his 2014 conviction for transporting 2,775 grams of heroin in Yunnan province.

  • China's bank network to connect with Supreme Court

    2015-12-21

    All financial institutions in China are required to have their inner network connected with the Supreme People's Court (SPC) by the end of December.

  • Judicial reform highlighted in advancing ‘rule of law’

    2015-12-07

    Chinese courts are exploring modern management models and new operation mechanisms to optimize the structure of judicial powers.