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Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国最高人民法院

BeijingNationwide (PRC)Last checked 2026-09-15

The highest judicial organ of the PRC. It supervises lower people's courts, issues judicial interpretations that shape how statutes are applied, and hears selected major or guiding cases.

What it is

The highest judicial organ of the PRC. It supervises lower people's courts, issues judicial interpretations that shape how statutes are applied, and hears selected major or guiding cases.

What it does

Apex court and source of judicial interpretations used across civil, commercial, administrative and criminal work.

When it matters

When you need the current judicial-interpretation layer, guiding cases, or the national appellate/supervisory structure — not as a first-instance commercial court.

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Primary sources. Last source check: 2026-09-15.

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