China has essentially completed its legal framework for handling foreign-related matters, with more than 50 relevant laws enacted by the end of last year, according to a recent report.
The report, introduced by the Institute of International Law under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that as of Dec. 25, China had 305 effective laws, including 54 specifically designed to address foreign affairs. More than 150 others contain provisions involving foreign-related matters.
Among roughly 600 administrative regulations, nearly 90 are tailored to deal with foreign-related affairs, the full version of the report said. It was made public on the institute’s website Monday.
It said that from 2013 to June 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued 31 judicial interpretations on civil, commercial and maritime cases involving foreign matters. By the end of last year, international commercial tribunals had been established in more than 13 cities.
As of September last year, the number of arbitration organizations for international commercial disputes had reached 282. Meanwhile, efforts to train lawyers specializing in trade-related cases have also been strengthened, the report said.
News from: Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China.
