Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China

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The Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院; pinyin: Zuìgāo Rénmín Fǎyuàn) is the highest court in the judicial system of the People's Republic of China. Hong Kong and Macau, as special administrative regions, has their own separated judicial systems based on British common law traditions and Portuguese legal traditions respectively, and are out of the jurisdiction of the Supreme People's Court.

Since March 1998, the President of the Supreme People's Court and Chief Grand Justice has been Xiao Yang (肖扬).

[edit] External links

• The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China Official site.
• Chinacourt English website sponsored by the Supreme People's Court, with court news and legal information including biographical information for the Grand Justices.
• PRC Laws Links to English versions of the Constitution, General Principles of Civil Law, Administrative Procedure Law, Civil and Criminal Procedure Laws, and the Judges Law.
• The Supreme People's Court Court information in English, maintained at People's Daily Online.