SPC

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The SPC is the highest judicial authority in the People's Republic of China, overseeing the administration of justice and interpreting national laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial body
supreme court
abbreviation SPC self-linksurface differs
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the People's Republic of China
capitalJurisdiction Beijing
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
country China
surface form: People's Republic of China
establishedBy National People's Congress
function ensures uniform application of law across China
guides lower courts through judicial interpretations
hears appeals from higher people's courts
issues judicial interpretations of laws
hasAuthorityOver administrative cases at the national level
certain major and complex cases of first instance
civil cases at the national level
criminal cases at the national level
hasLeaderTitle President of the Supreme People's Court
surface form: Chief Justice of the People's Republic of China

President of the Supreme People's Court
hasOfficialLanguage Standard Chinese
hasPower issue guiding cases
issue judicial interpretations binding on lower courts
hasSeat Beijing
interprets administrative procedure law
surface form: administrative procedure law of the People's Republic of China

Chinese civil procedure law
surface form: civil procedure law of the People's Republic of China

criminal procedure law of the People's Republic of China
national laws of the People's Republic of China
jurisdiction China
surface form: People's Republic of China
legalSystem socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics
legalTradition civil law influenced system
locatedIn Beijing
China
nativeNameLanguage Chinese
oversees basic people's courts
higher people's courts
intermediate people's courts
reportsTo National People's Congress
role highest judicial authority in the People's Republic of China
interprets national laws of the People's Republic of China
oversees administration of justice in the People's Republic of China
shortName SPC self-linksurface differs
subordinateTo National People's Congress
supervises trial work of local people's courts
trial work of special people's courts
system people's court system of the People's Republic of China
typeOfCourt court of final appeal
court of last resort

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SPC abbreviation SPC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
SPC shortName SPC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China