Reformation of the Contemporary Chinese Judicial System

Judiciary is an important organ of the Chinese Government along-with other organs of the Government. Chinese Judicial System has undergone various phases of reforms in order to fulfil local demands and be in line with international criteria. Various local as well as international actors have been influencing the process of reformation in Chinese Judicial System. Since the launch of the judicial reform era in China, keeping in view the international judicial standards, the Chinese Government and the Supreme People‘s Court have been taking profound steps to make the judicial process efficient, open and transparent in order to safeguard the people‘s rights to know and to participate. Official reports of the government and the people‘s courts indicate that incredible achievements have been made making the judicial system open and transparent. Reformation in the judiciary has enabled people to supervise the judicial activities, enhanced judicial legitimacy and helped the courts to gain public confidence. Paper in has tries to unfold different phases of reforms occurred in Judicial System of China in order to understand the developmental path of China’s Current Judicial System.