High People's Courts

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High People's Courts are the highest local courts in China's judicial system, handling major civil, criminal, and administrative cases at the provincial level under the authority of the Supreme People's Court.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial organ
people's court
appliesToJurisdiction provincial-level administrative divisions of China
canIssue guiding opinions to lower courts within the province
canReview effective judgments and rulings of lower courts through trial supervision procedures
country People's Republic of China
ensures uniform application of law within the province
establishedFor each autonomous region in mainland China
each municipality directly under the central government in mainland China
each province in mainland China
guaranteedBy state funding
handlesCaseType appeals from intermediate people's courts
first-instance cases of significant impact within the province
major administrative cases
major civil cases
major criminal cases
hasFunction guidance of lower courts
judicial interpretation within provincial scope
review of death penalty cases delegated by the Supreme People's Court (historically and in some periods)
trial supervision
hasJurisdictionLevel autonomous region
municipality directly under the central government
provincial
special administrative region (where applicable under specific arrangements)
headedBy president of the high people's court
judicialAuthority Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
languageOfProceedings standard Chinese (Putonghua) in most regions
leadershipAppointedBy standing committee of the provincial people's congress
legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China
levelInCourtHierarchy highest local court level in China
mayUseLanguageOf local ethnic minorities in autonomous areas
organizationalStructureIncludes adjudication committees
administrative tribunals
case filing divisions
civil tribunals
criminal tribunals
enforcement departments
oversees basic people's courts
intermediate people's courts
partOf judicial system of the People's Republic of China
reportsTo provincial people's congress and its standing committee
roleInSystem link between Supreme People's Court and lower local courts
subjectTo supervision of the Supreme People's Court
supervision of the people's congress at the same level
subordinateTo Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China


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