Judicial Committee

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The Judicial Committee is a high-level deliberative body within the Supreme People’s Court of China that reviews and decides on major, complex, or precedent-setting cases and judicial policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deliberative body
judicial body
composition President of the Supreme People's Court
surface form: President of the Supreme People’s Court

Vice Presidents of the Supreme People’s Court
senior judges of the Supreme People’s Court
country China
decisionMakingMode collective decision-making
majority vote
function collective decision-making on significant judicial matters
collective discussion of difficult and complex cases
coordination of adjudication policies within the Supreme People’s Court
formulation or review of important judicial interpretations
governmentBranch judicial branch of the People’s Republic of China
influences judicial practice throughout the national court system of China
jurisdiction China
surface form: People’s Republic of China
languageOfWork Chinese
legalBasis Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China
surface form: Organic Law of the People’s Courts of the People’s Republic of China

relevant provisions of the People’s Republic of China civil procedure and criminal procedure laws
legalSystem socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics
level central-level judicial organ
meetsAt Beijing
organizationalPosition highest-level internal adjudicative decision-making body of the Supreme People’s Court
partOf Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
policyRole participates in formulation of internal adjudication rules
participates in formulation of judicial interpretations
purpose enhance the quality of adjudication
ensure correct implementation of state laws
maintain uniformity in judicial standards
relatedInstitution local courts’ judicial committees at provincial and lower levels in China
reportsTo Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
role decides complex cases
deliberates on important judicial policies
handles precedent-setting cases
provides guidance for lower people’s courts
reviews major cases
unifies the application of law within the Supreme People’s Court
scopeOfAuthority cases submitted by adjudication divisions of the Supreme People’s Court
matters submitted by the President of the Supreme People’s Court
scopeOfCases major administrative cases
major civil cases
major criminal cases
other cases with significant social impact
supervises adjudication work of internal divisions of the Supreme People’s Court
typeOfCasesReviewed cases involving new or difficult legal issues
cases involving uniform application of law
cases with guiding or exemplary significance

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Supreme People's Court of China hasDivision Judicial Committee