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China
- Civil and Criminal
ISDLS has been working with the Chinese
judiciary since 1985, when an ISDLS delegation to China conducted a mock trial
demonstration to increase understanding of the American judicial system.
In collaboration with members of the US Supreme Court, ISDLS is conducting
a civil and criminal justice study exchange with the Shanghai High People's Court.
This study will examine the effectiveness of trial alternatives in reducing backlog
and delay, and will focus on the wide variety of civil and criminal Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms employed throughout the state of California.
In April 2003, a judicial delegation from the Shanghai High People's Court will
work in Washington, DC and California to observe and discuss issues and processes
of legal modernization.
The group, in affiliation with an American law
school, will construct a long-term study program based on the findings of the
April delegation. This program will consist of judicial residencies lasting approximately
eight months each, providing the opportunity for members of the Chinese judiciary
to conduct a detailed and thorough examination of the US justice system. The curriculum
will focus on the development, procedures and affects of civil and criminal ADR
processes in all types of courts and legal procedures.
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