Fourth Civil Division

E89573

judicial division specialized chamber

The Fourth Civil Division is a specialized chamber of China’s Supreme People’s Court responsible for handling complex civil and commercial cases, often with foreign or cross-border elements.

Aliases (1)

Fourth Civil Division of the Supreme People’s Court of China ×47

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial division → specialized chamber →
alsoKnownAs	Fourth Civil Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court of China →
appliesLaw	Chinese civil law → Chinese civil procedure law → Chinese commercial law → Chinese conflict‑of‑laws rules → laws of the People’s Republic of China →
areaOfActivity	administration of justice → civil and commercial adjudication →
country	People’s Republic of China →
employs	judges → judicial support staff →
function	hearing appeals in foreign‑related civil and commercial cases → issuing judicial interpretations in foreign‑related civil and commercial matters → participating in formulation of judicial policies on foreign‑related civil and commercial adjudication → providing judicial guidance on cross‑border civil and commercial issues →
governingBody	Supreme People’s Court adjudication committee →
handles	cases with foreign elements → civil cases → commercial cases → complex civil and commercial disputes → cross‑border civil and commercial cases →
jurisdiction	People’s Republic of China →
languageOfWork	Chinese →
legalAuthority	Constitution of the People’s Republic of China → Organic Law of the People’s Courts of the People’s Republic of China →
legalSystem	civil law system of the People’s Republic of China →
levelOfCourt	supreme court →
locatedIn	Beijing → China →
parentOrganization	Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China →
partOf	Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China →
responsibleFor	adjudication of complex civil and commercial cases at the national level → guiding lower courts in foreign‑related civil and commercial adjudication → unifying application of law in foreign‑related civil and commercial matters →
scopeOfWork	cases involving cross‑border transactions → cases involving foreign law → cases involving foreign parties → cases involving international commercial disputes → cases involving recognition and enforcement of foreign civil and commercial judgments →
sector	judiciary →
specialization	complex civil and commercial cases → cross‑border civil and commercial litigation → foreign‑related civil disputes → foreign‑related commercial disputes →
typeOfOrganization	state organ →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme People's Court of China →	hasDivision