Strengthening drug control was stressed during a provincial inspection by Li Shaoping, deputy director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission and vice-president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), on Nov 9 in Fujian province.
China's top court is considering raising the level of compensation for mental anguish for people subjected to wrongful legal decisions, a senior official said.
China's courts are required to launch intelligent courts, optimize judicial policies and deepen judicial reform to better serve the people and opening-up strategy.
China is making efforts to strengthen judicial protection of intellectual property and international cooperation in the area, said Tao Kaiyuan, chief justice and vice-president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC).
Judicial protection of private enterprises and entrepreneurs will be enhanced in accordance with the law to offer them more sense of security and prevent civil economic disputes from being solved by criminal penalties.
Protecting farmers' rights and interests has become a focus of China's courts as they work to serve the rural vitalization strategy, according to a guideline released by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Nov 7.
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has urged courts nationwide to enhance their efforts to crack down on gang crimes in rural areas to better serve the country's rural vitalization strategy.
The Shanghai High People's Court has attempted to apply foreign laws in more civil and commercial cases involving parties from outside the country to create a fair and just legal environment as it goes ever more international.
