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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Online Courts in China
T2 - A New Hybrid Model for Access to Justice
AU - Gao, Wei
AU - Xu, Lu
N1 - The authors contributed equally and are listed in alphabetical order.
PY - 2024/1/10
Y1 - 2024/1/10
N2 - Amidst the global movement for online courts and digitization of justice, many jurisdictions have to overcome concerns over new technological barriers that negatively impact on the access to justice by all. China’s implementation of the online courts since 2020 introduces a distinctive approach, setting itself apart by providing litigants with a unique freedom of choice between online and offline mechanisms for every aspect of civil and administrative litigation in any Chinese court. Several inherent characteristics or even perceived weaknesses of the Chinese political and judicial system contributed to this move that had not been tested before in China or elsewhere. This innovative model creates a new hybrid judicial framework for the digital era, potentially reshaping traditional paradigms and offering solutions to the emerging challenges faced by contemporary legal systems, as part of China’s notable efforts to influence global discussions and understanding of important topics such as law and governance
AB - Amidst the global movement for online courts and digitization of justice, many jurisdictions have to overcome concerns over new technological barriers that negatively impact on the access to justice by all. China’s implementation of the online courts since 2020 introduces a distinctive approach, setting itself apart by providing litigants with a unique freedom of choice between online and offline mechanisms for every aspect of civil and administrative litigation in any Chinese court. Several inherent characteristics or even perceived weaknesses of the Chinese political and judicial system contributed to this move that had not been tested before in China or elsewhere. This innovative model creates a new hybrid judicial framework for the digital era, potentially reshaping traditional paradigms and offering solutions to the emerging challenges faced by contemporary legal systems, as part of China’s notable efforts to influence global discussions and understanding of important topics such as law and governance
KW - access to justice
KW - online courts
KW - Internet court
KW - smart court
KW - digitization of justice
KW - legal systems
KW - online dispute resolution
KW - Chinese law
M3 - Journal article
VL - 24
JO - The China Review
JF - The China Review
SN - 1680-2012
ER -