The core content of recently released companion Provisions aiming to prevent improper interference in the courts and justice system are summarized in the CHART BELOW. The first document is aimed at preventing interference from leading cadres, while the second focuses on interference internal to the judicial organs, including the courts, procuratorates and public security organs. full translations can be found HERE and HERE.| China Law Translate
Provisions on Pursuing Responsibility of Leading Cadres for Interference with Judicial Actions| China Law Translate
The pilots are to be part of the new round of judicial reform first announced in the White Paper on Judicial Reform (2012) and the more directly implement of the ‘decision’ of the Third Plenum (2013). The proposed areas of reform seem to focus on ensuring judicial independence by freeing both procurators and judges (both judicial actors) from normal bureaucratic review systems, shielding them form local protectionism and raising their professional caliber by inviting in non-career judges ...| China Law Translate