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Local People's Court (地方人民法院)
Practical Law UK Glossary 8-522-0012
(Approx. 2 pages)
Glossary
Local People's Court (地方人民法院)
A court of first instance in China, handling criminal and civil cases. The local people's courts include the following:
Higher people's court, set up at the level of:
provinces;
autonomous regions; and
directly administered municipalities.
Intermediate people's court, set up at the level of:
prefectures;
autonomous prefectures; and
municipalities.
Basic level people's court, hearing cases at the level of:
autonomous counties;
towns; and
municipal districts.