Foreign-Related Commercial Maritime Trial: Enhancing China'S Right To Speak

"We should boldly explore the frontier areas where some international rules are not unified, create and enrich China's wisdom, experience and standards in China, and enhance China's right to speak in international justice."

Shen Deyong, executive vice president of the Supreme People's court, said in Tianjin 18.

Shen Deyong made the above statement at the Fourth National Conference on foreign maritime affairs and maritime trial.

He said that in the foreign-related commercial maritime trial work, we should correctly understand and apply international treaties and international practices, familiarity with Chinese and foreign laws and international general rules, grasp the trend of international judicial development, and be good at making high quality judgments that are consistent with China's reality and conform to the pulse of the times.

"In recent years, the trend of judicature of international disputes has gradually been evident in the international community, and justice is being pushed to the cusp of the national comprehensive national strength competition and strategic game. Foreign-related commercial maritime trial has become an important support for the country's overall diplomacy, shouldering a more significant and sacred historical mission, and at the critical moment, it must be able to stand up and use the sword of the rule of law to resolutely safeguard the core rights and interests of the state and ensure overall national security in accordance with the law."

Shen Deyong said that as the international window of Chinese judicature, foreign-related commercial maritime trial plays an irreplaceable role in safeguarding the country's rule of law authority, enhancing the international credibility of the judiciary, and highlighting the image of ruling the country according to law.

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It is to carry out judicial diplomacy with a more positive attitude, make full use of every opportunity, understand the achievements and experiences of foreign counterparts, publicize and display the achievements of China's judiciary, enhance the influence of Chinese judiciary in the international community, and make due contributions to the international rule of law.

He said.

In response to this meeting,

President Zhou Qiang pointed out that foreign-related commercial maritime trial is an international window for China's judiciary and an important judicial guarantee for China to expand its opening up to the outside world and build a maritime power.

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Shen Deyong, vice president of the Supreme People's court, stressed that foreign-related commercial maritime trial plays an irreplaceable role in safeguarding the country's rule of law authority, enhancing the international credibility of the judiciary, and highlighting the image of ruling the country according to law.

In this regard, He Rong, vice president of the Supreme People's court, said that from January 2010 to June 2014, the courts at all levels in the country had concluded 287262 cases involving foreign-related commercial and maritime affairs involving Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and grew by 41.48% over the same period.

Among them, the "Zhongwei" and a number of major foreign-related cases involving Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and commercial maritime cases were well handled and implemented, and established a good image of the rule of law in the world.

He Rong said that the Supreme Court is gradually adjusting the centralized jurisdiction of foreign-related commercial cases and the special jurisdiction system of maritime cases.

By the end of October 2014, a total of 203 intermediate courts and 204 grassroots courts in the country had jurisdiction over foreign-related commercial cases in the first instance, covering most of the middle and lower level courts in higher open cities and provinces.

The national maritime court has been able to radiate all ports and waters under the jurisdiction of our country.

In view of the particularity of the trial of foreign-related commercial maritime cases, the supreme court put forward the strategy of implementing foreign-related commercial maritime trial in 2010 to improve the credibility of foreign-related commercial maritime trial.

In the past 4 years, the people's courts at all levels have paid close attention to the implementation of the quality strategy. They have made remarkable achievements in handling foreign-related commercial maritime cases according to law, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese and foreign parties equally, safeguarding the rights and interests of the state, and promoting the core competitiveness of the country.