Fifth Circuit Court in Chongqing

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The Fifth Circuit Court in Chongqing is a regional branch of China’s highest court that hears major civil, criminal, and administrative cases from several southwestern provinces to bring supreme judicial authority closer to local jurisdictions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf circuit court of the Supreme People's Court of China
judicial organ
aimsTo improve accessibility of supreme court adjudication
promote uniform application of law in Southwest China
appealLevel court of final appeal within its territorial jurisdiction
country China
courtLevel supreme court circuit
establishedBy Supreme People's Court of China
surface form: Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
function exercises adjudicative power on behalf of the Supreme People's Court
hears major administrative cases
hears major civil cases
hears major criminal cases
goal bring supreme judicial authority closer to local jurisdictions
handles major cross-regional disputes within its jurisdiction
hearsCasesFromRegion Chongqing
Guizhou Province
Sichuan Province
Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Xizang Autonomous Region

Yunnan Province
jurisdiction China
surface form: People's Republic of China
languageOfProceedings Chinese
legalSystem civil law
socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics
locatedIn Chongqing
Southwest China
partOf Supreme People's Court of China
surface form: Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
roleInSystem regional branch of the Supreme People's Court
subjectMatterJurisdiction administrative law cases
civil law cases
criminal law cases
other significant cases designated by the Supreme People's Court

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Supreme People's Court of China hasCircuitCourt Fifth Circuit Court in Chongqing