[Explanation] On June 17, the Supreme People's Court held a press conference to introduce the Internet judicial construction of the People's Court and issued the "People's Court Online Litigation Rules."
According to Li Shaoping, Vice President of the Supreme Court, as of now, more than 3,500 courts across the country have connected to the "China Mobile Micro Court" online litigation platform. From 2020 to May 31, 2021, the number of online cases opened nationwide accounted for 28.3% of the total number of cases opened. %.
[Concurrent] Li Shaoping, Vice President of the Supreme People's Court
Up to now, more than 3,500 courts across the country have connected to the "China Mobile Micro Court" online litigation platform, which has accumulated more than 1.265 billion visits, providing the public with diversified, full-chain, one-stop online litigation services.
From January 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021, 12.197 million cases were filed online by courts across the country, accounting for 28.3% of all cases filed online.
[Explanation] The full text of the "People's Court Online Litigation Rules" released this time has 39 articles, and for the first time clearly defines the meaning of online litigation.
[Concurrent] Li Shaoping, Vice President of the Supreme People's Court
The "Rules" clearly defined the meaning of online litigation for the first time. It can be handled online throughout the entire process, or online handling of a litigation link, both of which are manifestations of online litigation.
In order to ensure that online litigation adheres to the correct value orientation, the "Rules" establishes five basic principles of online litigation: "fair and efficient", "legal and voluntary", "rights protection", "convenience for the people", and "safe and reliable" as the overall requirements for online litigation. .
[Explanation] Li Shaoping said that the formulation and promulgation of the "People's Court Online Litigation Rules" is a milestone in the development of China's Internet justice. The "Rules" is the first to build an online litigation rules system, which effectively promotes the continuous advancement of the litigation system with the times.
[Concurrent] Li Shaoping, Vice President of the Supreme People's Court
The "Rules" adhere to the current legal framework, based on the digital, networked, and intelligent characteristics of online litigation, enrich and expand the connotation of the principle of judicial experience, the principle of direct speech, and the principle of litigation equivalence, and establish a structure that runs through case filing, mediation, inquiry, and The online procedural rules for the entire process of evidence exchange, court trial, and execution have formed a relatively systematic and complete online litigation rule system, which effectively fills the institutional gaps in China's online litigation field, and also provides Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions for the development of Internet justice in the world.
Reporter Shan Lu reports from Beijing
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]