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China's Supreme Court wants the people's voices to be heard
Created: 2008-6-23 14:13:53
CHINA'S Supreme People's Court has called for the establishment of effective and convenient ways to ensures people's voices are heard and their needs understood.
"We should make full use of the Internet, letters from the public and appeals, among others, to ensure that the public can express their opinions," Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People's Court, told a national high court president meeting today.
He urged courts at all levels to pay more attention to hearing of cases involving education, medical treatment, employment, social insurance, housing and others which are closely related to people's living.
"The legitimate rights and interests of the people should be safeguarded through judicial measures," Wang said.
Wang also stressed draft and improvement of judicial policies that are conducive to energy saving and ecological conservation, and enhancing judicial protection of the living environment for urban and rural residents.
Wang said the court will cooperate with departments of public security, supervision, finance, industry and commerce and media circles to guarantee smooth implementation of verdicts.
"We should make full use of the Internet, letters from the public and appeals, among others, to ensure that the public can express their opinions," Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People's Court, told a national high court president meeting today.
He urged courts at all levels to pay more attention to hearing of cases involving education, medical treatment, employment, social insurance, housing and others which are closely related to people's living.
"The legitimate rights and interests of the people should be safeguarded through judicial measures," Wang said.
Wang also stressed draft and improvement of judicial policies that are conducive to energy saving and ecological conservation, and enhancing judicial protection of the living environment for urban and rural residents.
Wang said the court will cooperate with departments of public security, supervision, finance, industry and commerce and media circles to guarantee smooth implementation of verdicts.
Xinhua
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