Contents

Preface............................................................................................59

I. China's Court System and Reform Process.........................................................61

II. Ensuring the Independent and Fair Exercise of Adjudicative Power by People's Courts by Law.....66

III. Strengthening the Mechanism of Judicial Protection of Human Rights............................76

IV. Judicial Power Serving the People..............................................................88

V. Improving the Judicial Accountability System...................................................102

VI. Deepening Judicial Openness...................................................................114

VII. Promoting Judicial Democracy.................................................................122

VIII. Promoting Specialized Trial and Flat Management.............................................126

IX. Improving the Regularization, Specialization and Professionalization of Judicial personnel....130

X. Promoting Informatization of Courts............................................................136

Conclusion........................................................................................143