This open access book aims to provide an initial but comprehensive roadmap for the Chinese
civil litigation system. It starts with some basic concepts of the Chinese judicial system
(e.g. court system case numbering hierarchical trial system etc.) and runs through the
entire process and most aspects of civil litigation cases (e.g. jurisdiction service of
process rules of evidence enforcement representative actions etc.). The first target
audience for this book is lawyers outside of mainland China. For professors and law students
this book also serves as a window into the Chinese judicial system in a short period of time.
It is my hope that this book serves as a backdrop for additional observations of Chinese
judicial practice such as a review of recent cases. This is an open access book.
