Sun, 15 Nov 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Guiding Case System and Similar Case Retrieval System are established to unify the application of law and restrict the discretion of judges.

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

For Chinese judges, discovering similar cases is an unfamiliar and challenging task. However, the Guiding Case System(指導性案例制度) and the Similar Case Retrieving System(類案檢索制度) established respectively in 2010 and 2020 have required them to face up to this task.

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

China's Supreme Court issued the Implementing Rules of the Provisions on Case Guidance (《關于案例指導工作的規定》實施細則) in May 2015, which clarified the details of how the Guiding Case System works.

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Where do China's Guiding Cases (指導性案例) come from? Provisions on Case Guidance were issued by the SPC in 2010 as a first step towards establishing the Guiding Case system.