Shanghai residents who fail to visit their elderly parents regularly may have their names added to a credit blacklist that could make it difficult for them to apply for jobs and loans, and even impact their eligibility for welfare.
Chinese courts will pass stricter sentences for a range of drug-related offenses "as the drug problem spreads more rapidly and drug offenses occur more frequently", Ma Yan, a senior Supreme People's Court judge, said on Thursday.
The first group of law students interning under a half-year program at the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), China’s top court, recently wrapped up their internships.
Zhou Qiang, China’s top judge and president of the Supreme People’s Court met with a delegation led by Luo Ying-shay, head of Taiwan's legal affairs administrative body in Beijing on March 29.
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC), China’s top court, on March 28 reviewed and approved in principle a guideline on breaking the judgment enforcement bottleneck in the next two to three years.
Suing government agencies will become easier, as further streamlining of the system is being explored to polish procedural rough edges and to find innovative solutions for settling disputes, according to court officials.
Progress made in maritime cases over the past more than three decades has helped China consolidate its position through soft power development as the Asia Pacific region’s maritime judicial center.
Chinese courts have heard almost 44,000 administrative disputes relating to environmental protection over the past two years, an official of China's top court said on Wednesday.
