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Managing the Workload of Chinese Courts: An Empirical and Comparative Perspective book cover

1st Edition

Managing the Workload of Chinese Courts An Empirical and Comparative Perspective

By Jinhua Cheng Copyright 2026
140 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book presents a systematic empirical study of contemporary China's litigation case volume, judges’ workload, and how courts attempt to alleviate the problem of “high caseloads with insufficient personnel” through enhanced management practices. By comparing caseloads and judge numbers across Chinese, U.S., and Japanese court systems, it shows that contemporary Chinese courts are also... Read more

1  Introduction  2  The Global Problem of Case-Judge Imbalance: A Comparison of the United States, Japan, and China  3  Empirical Assessment of Chinese Judicial Personnel’s Workload  4  Countermeasures by Chinese Courts  5  Measuring Judges’ Time Expenditure  6  Exploration of Workload Measurement in Chinese Courts  7  Caseload Measurement Based on Trial Process Elements: A Case Study of Court H  8  Workload Management in Chinese Courts: A Unique Path and its Implications

Biography

Jinhua Cheng (J.S.D., Yale University) is the Director of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Libraries, Distinguished Professor of Law, Vice President of the China Institute for Socio-Legal Studies, and Director of the Center for Empirical Legal Studies. His main research areas include empirical legal studies, sociology of law, and judicial systems.

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