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PART ONE - PEOPLE’S COURTS, JUDGES AND ASSESSORS OF THE PEOPLE’S COURTS
	1. Position, role, functions and duties of the People's Courts
		1.1. System of the People’s Courts
			1.1.1. Supreme People’s Court
			1.1.2. People’s Courts of provinces and cities directly under central authority
			1.1.3. People’s Courts of districts, prefectures, towns or cities under the provinces
			1.1.4. Military Tribunals
		1.2. Position and role of the People’s Courts in the State apparatus
		1.3. Functions and duties of the People’s Courts
		1.4. Basic principles in judicial activities of the People’s Courts
			1.4.1. General basic principles in judicial activities with respect to types of case
			1.4.2. Specific basic principles in criminal, civil and administrative proceedings
	2. Judges of the people’s courts
		2.1. Criteria for Judges
			2.1.1. General criteria for Judges
			2.1.2. Specific criteria for Judges of the People’s Courts and Military Tribunals of different levels
		2.2. Appointment, resignation and removal of Judges
			2.2.1. Appointment of Judges
			2.2.2. Resignation and removal of Judges
		2.3. Duties, powers and responsibilities of Judges
			2.3.1. General duties and powers of Judges
			2.3.2. Specific duties and powers of Judges
			2.3.3. Responsibilities of Judges
	3. Assessors of the People’s Courts
		3.1 Criteria for Assessors of the People’s Courts
			3.1.1. General criteria for Assessors of the People’s Courts
			3.1.2. Specific criteria for Assessors of the People’s Courts and Military Courts of different levels
		3.2 Appointment and removal of Assessors of the People’s Courts
			3.2.1. Appointment of Assessors of the People’s Courts
			3.2.2. Resignation and removal of Assessors of the People’s Courts
		3.3. Duties, powers and responsibilities of Assessors of the People’s Courts
	4. Requirements for Judges and Assessors of the People’s Courts and Procurators in conducting their duties
		4.1. Judges and Assessors of the People’s Courts must be humane, righteous, knowledgeable, courageous and transparent
		4.2. Judges and Assessors of the People’s Courts must ensure objectivity and honesty in conducting their duties
		4.3. Judges and Assessors of the People’s Courts must ensure principles of impartiality and legal compliance in conducting their duties
	5. Guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary of Judges
		5.1. Being independent and obeying only the law
		5.2. Ensuring principles of judicial independence in Beijing Statement


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