The first Circuit Court of Supreme People's
Court was founded in Shenzhen of Guangdong Province on January 28, 2015,
covering provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan.
The Supreme Court also released
Supreme People's Court Provisions on Several Issues of Cases by the Circuit
Court, which states that the Circuit Court is a permanent judicial branch of
the Supreme Court. Judgments, rulings and decisions by the Circuit court are
the judgments, rulings and decisions by the Supreme Court.
The provisions show that the second circuit
court of Supreme Court is established in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, covering
Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The provisions shall be implemented from
February 1, 2015, and the Supreme Circuit Court will begin to accept and hear
cases.
The Circuit Court hears or handles eleven
categories of cases in the region which shall be accepted by the Supreme Court,
including: first instance of important and complicate administrative cases in
the nation; first instance of civil and commercial cases with significant
impact in the nation; appeal cases opposing the first instance administrative
or civil and commercial judgments and ruling made by the high courts; cases
applied for retrial of administrative or civil and commercial judgment, ruling
and conciliation with legal effect made by the high courts; criminal retrial
cases; retrial cases brought up in line with legal duty; cases applied for
reconsideration of fine and detention decisions by the high courts; cases
submitted to the Supreme Court for judgment or decision by the high courts;
cases submitted for approval of extending the jurisdiction limits by the high
courts; civil and commercial cases and cases of judicial assistance involved
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan; other cases that the Supreme Court deems fit to be
heard or handled by the Circuit Court.
Cases involving intellectual property,
foreign commercial and maritime affairs, death penalty review, state
compensation, enforcement and the Supreme People's Procuratorate protest case
shall be temporarily heard or handled by the headquarter of the Supreme
People's Court.
The tribunal chief of
the Supreme First Circuit Court is Liu Guixiang who is a vice-ministerial level
full-time member of the Supreme Judicial Committee, and Level II judge, while
the tribunal chief of the Second Circuit Court is Hu Yunteng who is a
vice-ministerial level full-time member of the Supreme Judicial Committee, and
Level II judge. |
