Western area judges tutored on profession's latest
(China Daily)
Updated: 2004-02-18 00:03

The Supreme People's Court Tuesday officially started an intensive training programme for judges in the nation's Western region in an effort to boost the judicary's competence there.

More than 70 judges from courts in nine economically-advanced provinces and municipalities will begin giving lectures in two weeks to present lecture to judges in more than 1,100 courts in 12 provinces, municipality and autonomous regions in western China.

They will provide courses in criminal, civil and administrative issues over a one-year period to help their judicial colleagues better apply legal knowledge and author verdicts.

While courts in China's coastal regions are benefiting from an economic boom and starting to attract high-caliber legal professionals, those in western China still struggle with rapidly increasing caseloads and less well-trained lawyers and judges.

"The lack of professionals, including law professionals has become an imminent barrier for the development of West China," said Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People's Court during Tuesday's orientation for a two-week training seminar for the some 70 judges-turned-teachers.

He admitted that many law school graduates wince at the thought of practicing their profession in the slower economically developing and relatively poor living conditions in the region.

"We hope that our efforts will improve the contingent of judges there so as to provide fine judicial support there," said Xiao.

The programme is the latest in China's recent efforts to boost the general proficiency of western-based judges.

In the National Judges College, the nation's most important training ground for the judiciary, more than 300 presidents and chief judges from courts in western China have received such training in the past three years, some enjoying exemption or reduction in tuitions.

The Supreme People's Court told China Daily that training will remain an important goal in the new five-year court reform programme that is being drafted. The programme will be implemented later this year.

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