Carl Minzer Post: new China Courts Post 4th Plenum

This is a follow-through from language from the 4th plenum decision. It will exercise the Supreme Court's power/jurisdiction (i.e. - it's a????), but will be physically located in Shenzhen.  It's charged with hearing cross-jurisdictional and "important" administrative and commerical cases from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan.  Another steptowards judicial centralization, in an effort to combat local protectionism. Second one to be set up on January 31st in Shenyang - will cover Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang. Longer discussion here: http://fms.news.cn/swf/dyxhft_qmtt/ CCTV clip here: http://news.cntv.cn/2015/01/28/VIDE1422444420364501.shtml   Carl Minzner Professor of Law Fordham Law School   ADDENDUMS TO  CHINA LAW THREAD   A)   My late December blogpost highlights the names of some of the senior members of the courts (and their establishment).  The courts are called tribunals (??) to fit into the existing structure of the People's Court Law. http://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2014/12/25/new-circuit-courts-opening-soon-in-shenzhen-and-shenyang/. Regulations on the jurisdiction of these courts were released to the public on January 28 (http://court.gov.cn/fabu-xiangqing-13148.html). Susan Susan Finder Supreme People's Court Monitor www.supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com Visiting Fellow, Center for Chinese Law Faculty of Law University of Hong Kong   B)  And let's not forget the new "specialized" administrative courts at the intermediate level, in Beijing and Shanghai: http://news.163.com/14/1225/02/AE9D2AAL00014AED.html http://shzw.eastday.com/shzw/G/20141216/u1ai141171.html All speculation, yet, but my money is on these proving the more significant in the short term at least.... Neysun ----------------------------------------------------- Neysun A. Mahboubi???? Research Scholar Center for the Study of Contemporary China University of Pennsylvania