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The People's Court Case Database, launched in February 2024 by China's Supreme People's Court, is a crucial tool designed to standardize legal application and prevent inconsistent verdicts. Containing over 3,700 authoritative cases, it provides "soft-binding" guidance to lower courts, aiming to foster homogeneity in judgment standards and reinforce a "Confucian socialist society governed by the rule of law." This initiative, more selective and rigorously vetted than prior systems, supports President Xi Jinping's vision for judicial reform while upholding China's codified legal system.

The Supreme People’s Court has activated a new Case Database

China's Supreme People's Court launched a Case Database (Feb 2024) to standardize legal application and address inconsistent verdicts. It houses 3,700+ authoritative cases, offering "soft-binding" guidance to lower courts. This initiative aims to unify judgments and reinforce a "Confucian socialist society governed by the rule of law," while maintaining China's codified legal system. The database is more selective and rigorously vetted than previous systems, aligning with Pre

Supreme Court Interpretation

Cinalex

Jun 25, 20246 min read

China's "People's Court Case Database" in February 2024 by the Supreme People's Court, emphasizing its role in promoting judicial uniformity and transparency.

The Supreme People’s Court activates a database of people’s court cases to optimize judicial transparency

China's Supreme People's Court launched the "People's Court Case Database" (Feb 2024) to promote judicial uniformity and efficiency, aligning with "Xi Jinping Thought" on the rule of law. It contains over 3,700 non-binding reference cases selected through a bureaucratic process, accessible via the SPC homepage. Modeled on China Judgements Online, it aims to reduce arbitrary decisions and foster a "modernization with Chinese characteristics."

Cinalex

Apr 16, 20242 min read

China Leads on Regulation of Artificial Generative Intelligence

On July 13, 2023 the Cyberspace Administration of China published the “ Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial...

Artificial Intelligence

Pierpaolo Canero

Sep 19, 20232 min read

Text discussing the March 2023 amendment of China's Legislation Law by the National People's Congress, highlighting its purpose to standardize and accelerate law-making and improve legislative quality.

Legislation Law amended

China's National People's Congress amended the Legislation Law (March 2023) for the third time, expanding it to 120 articles. The revision aims to standardize law-making, improve legislative quality, and accelerate the process, including single approval for emergencies. This crucial amendment reinforces China's socialist legal system and comprehensively promotes the rule of law.

CCP

Cinalex

Jul 15, 20231 min read

Text describing the 2022 revision of China's Foreign Trade Law by the National People's Congress, focusing on the simplification of foreign trade dealer requirements and enhanced intellectual property protection.

China’s new Foreign Trade Law

China's Foreign Trade Law was revised (Dec 2022), notably repealing Article 9's registration requirement to simplify foreign trade access. The updated 64-article law expands the scope of trade dealers, reinforces IP protection, prohibits monopolistic behavior, and outlines trade remedies and legal liabilities, reflecting China's ongoing commitment to trade liberalization and a socialist market economy.

Business Law

Cinalex

Jan 25, 20233 min read

Text describing China's "Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures," effective September 2022, which mandate security assessments for certain cross-border data transfers to protect national security and personal information.

Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures effective 1st September 2022

China's "Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures" (effective Sept 2022) regulate cross-border data flows, requiring CAC security assessments for significant data transfers. Based on prior data security laws, they scrutinize legality, foreign data protection, and transfer risks to safeguard national security, public interest, and individual rights. This streamlines and standardizes China's data export regulations.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Law

Cinalex

Sep 29, 20223 min read

Text describing the June 2022 amendment to China's Anti-monopoly Law, highlighting new provisions concerning vertical agreements, hub-and-spoke cartels, tech industry dominance, merger review, and significantly increased penalties for anti-competitive behavior.

The new Anti-monopoly Law of the PRC, effective August 1, 2022

China's Anti-monopoly Law was amended (June 2022, effective Aug 2022), introducing 12 new articles to foster a fair business environment. Key changes include revised vertical monopoly agreement rules, explicit prohibition of hub-and-spoke cartels, addressing tech industry abuse of dominance, "stop the clock" for merger review, and increased legal liabilities (including for individuals). The amendments aim to enhance competition regulation and restructure the Anti-monopoly Bur

Competition/Antitrust

Cinalex

Jul 28, 20224 min read