China News Service, Shaanxi Shiquan, February 3, Title: The "working day" of grassroots judges deep in the Qinling Mountains: "Shared Court" helps the judiciary "cloud" across Chongshan Mountain
Author Zhang Yichen Li Yifan
"We can mediate if we can. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. You have to take care of your own affairs at home and abroad. Both sides will speak in turn and continue to discuss the solution..." Mou Daobin, a post judge of the People's Court of Shiquan County, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, is mediating in the Liucheng Court. A case of migrant workers demanding wages.
Judge Mou Daobin is mediating a case involving migrant workers asking for wages in court. Photo by Li Yifan
As the Spring Festival approaches, Shiquan County in the Qinba Mountains has changed from its usual tranquility. As migrant workers go out to study and return to their hometowns for the New Year, it gradually becomes lively. Mou Daobin said that the year before was also the busiest "mediation season" for grassroots courts.
In the morning, we held a pre-litigation mediation meeting for migrant workers' wage claims, went up the mountain to inspect the scene of the cable accident in the afternoon, and in the afternoon drove to the door to mediate a neighborhood dispute and serve a summons... The reporter followed Mou Daobin's footsteps and experienced Mou Daobin's "working day" as the president of the grassroots court. ".
The picture shows Mou Daobin and his colleagues inspecting the scene of the cable accident. Photo by Li Yifan
"I have been interested in law since I was a child. I was admitted to work in the local court in 1995 through self-study. I learned experience on the job and studied theory outside of work. I understand the psychology of the people, explain the law in words that the people can understand, and I am good at listening and empathy. Thinking is a quality that I think is necessary for grassroots work." Mou Daobin admitted that although grassroots work is not easy, he always has an original intention of being passionate and responsible, and actually helping local people solve problems large and small gives him a full sense of accomplishment.
"Small things don't go out of the village, big things don't go out of the towns" is a saying that Mou Daobin often says. Even in his sixties, he still often leads police officers to the countryside, opens circuit courts, mediates on-site, and tries on the spot where disputes occur. Resolve disputes.
In order to deliver a legal document, it is common to travel repeatedly in the mountains and travel across mountains and rivers to find the parties involved. At the mediation site, Mou Daobin listened carefully to the old man who was not well educated and had poor presentation skills as he repeatedly told his case in a thick accent, and patiently and meticulously explained the law and reasoning for the old man. Facing parties with different personalities and statuses, Mou Daobin skillfully "matched wits and courage" and worked hard to promote the successful mediation of both parties.
Mou Daobin is mediating a neighborhood dispute. Photo by Li Yifan
When visiting the county town, local people mentioned "Lao Mou" and commented on his "down-to-earth", "approachable", "heartwarming words" and "no official airs". "When you have difficulties, go to Mou" has become a well-known mantra in Shiquan County. Mou Daobin couldn't hide his smile and said: "I feel needed and I am very motivated." It is understood that Mou Daobin closes nearly 200 cases every year, with a 100% case closure rate. , the number of cases handled has ranked first in the Shiquan County People's Court for many years.
"The high mountains and deep ravines in the jurisdiction and the scattered residence of the people make it difficult to seek legal help. With the advancement of science and technology, there have been many changes in the way we work in the past two years, and shared court is one of them." Mou Daobin was in the shared court in Houliu Town. The upcoming pre-appeal mediation will commission the equipment. The shared courtroom located in a mountain valley is simple and solemn. The Internet-connected terminal equipment is fully functional and can realize simultaneous audio and video recording, automatic conversion of text records, and remote signing.
The shared courtroom located in the valley of Shiquan Mountain has fully functional video network terminal equipment. Photo by Li Yifan
"The shared court is a people's court built in the digital space and virtually around the people. It takes the management of litigation sources as the entry point, relies on existing hardware facilities according to local conditions, and uses 'one network cable and one screen' as the standard configuration to settle in towns and streets. , village societies and industry organizations to effectively solve the problem of a small number of people's courts and a large service radius in the Qinba Mountain District." Zhao Weifeng, deputy director of the Shiquan County People's Court, said.
At present, Shiquan County has built 4 shared courts, which have 5+X functions such as mediation guidance, dispute resolution, online litigation, legal popularization, and grassroots governance. At the same time, it has achieved interconnection with 184 comprehensive management centers in the county to guide mediation and resolution. There were 87 disputes and online lawsuits.
"In the past, we grassroots legal workers wanted to travel around the villages in the Qinba Mountains with a pair of feet, so that people in the mountainous areas can know and use the law. Now, shared courts using modern technology break the inherent limitations and extend the reach of judicial services to Village communities in the Qinba Mountains provide litigants with convenient litigation services at their doorstep, and also provide efficient remote judicial services for litigants who are difficult to return. This is of far-reaching significance for people in mountainous areas to enhance their legal awareness and obtain legal help." Mou Daobin said . (over)