Court system of the People's Republic of China
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The Chinese court system is based on civil law, modeled after the legal systems of Germany and France.
According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Organic Law of the People's Courts, the Chinese courts are divided into:
- Courts of General Jurisdiction consists of the Supreme People's Court and local people's courts, which include basic people's court, intermediate people's court, and high people's court.
- Courts of Special Jurisdiction comprises the Military Court of China, Railway Transport Court of China and Maritime Court of China.
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