Rethinking the Territorial Jurisdiction of the Chinese Internet Courts

 

Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme People's Court of China, at the inauguration scene of Hangzhou Internet Court

Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme People’s Court, at the inauguration scene (photo ©Zhejiang News

Lin Yifu

Internet technology has brought challenges against the traditional rule of territorial jurisdiction, rethinking and reconstructing the rule of territorial jurisdiction is a must. Even though a plaintiff now can file a lawsuit over the internet without incurring considerable pre-paid traveling cost, the question becomes in which internet courts can plaintiff file the lawsuit.

This Note explores the issues of the territorial jurisdiction of the Internet Court in China. Beginning with the introduction of the Internet Courts in China, the history and the current development of Internet Courts are provided. Judicial provisions regarding the jurisdiction of Internet Courts are provided in this section … Read the rest