Shanghai Public Concession Came Xie Judicial Power Back

The Mixed Court of the International Settlement in Shanghai is one of the tools for Western powers to infringe upon the jurisdiction of China. Since the International Settlement in Shanghai opened up, there were four judicial justice agencies including Pidgin Northern Director Yamun, Temporary Courts and Courts of the Special Zone. This article focused on the evolution of the Mixed Court of the International Settlement in Shanghai and introduced the generation and development of judicial power in different periods. Through analyzing the constitution, treaties, exchange of notes,it describing the struggling for the judicial power between China and the foreign parties. This article clarified how the power of the mixed court return back to China.This article first defined the judicial power, then introduced its generation and operation. On this basis, the recycling process of the judicial power and the evolution of institutions were divided into three parts by the paper:the restoration of the judicial power after the Revolution of1911;the struggle that who owned the judicial power between China and foreign parties in Temporary Courts and Courts of the Special Zone.The second, third, and fourth parts on the above three stages described, which mainly describes the background of the judicial power’s development in different periods and its recycling process.