A database for searching foreign laws is being developed along with a new rule under which foreigners can visit Chinese courts, the Supreme People's Court announced on Tuesday.
"If I had paid more attention to taking care of my only daughter, and had advised her to always be cautious in the presence of strangers, she wouldn't have been sexually assaulted," said Chen Lin (not her real name), whose 9-year-old daughter was repeatedly raped by a neighbor.
The number of judges who remain in place after China's judicial reform must be controlled to ensure that only the most experienced judges conduct trials, China's top court said on Thursday.
Sesame Credit Management, a consumer credit agency backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has teamed up with China's top court to pressure people to comply with court verdicts.
Zhou Qiang, president of China’s Supreme People’s Court, said that the idea of “one country, two systems” is a reflection of political wisdom and has significantly contributed to the world’s judicial systems.
Mainland courts handled nearly nine times as many cases involving Taiwan residents in 2014 as they did six years ago thanks to a cross-Straits agreement on mutual judicial cooperation, China's top court said on Tuesday.
