| The collegiate bench is the fundamental judicial organization of the people's courts and the collegiate system is the basic judicial mode. The reform of the collegiate bench system is a complicated systematic project, for its reform will stir up all other court reforms which will in the long run be demonstrated in the case trials through collegiate benches or independent courts. The collegiate system reform concerns internally the structural layout of court power and externally the state political systems and the relationships with the Party Committee, People's Congress and the government. The collegiate system reform demands the effective support and cooperation of all relevant departments and can not be expected to achieve exclusively in the judicatory departments. How to find an operational point for the collegiate system reform ? It is imperative to get rid of all collegiate bench operational faults in the judicatory practice and to establish independent judicial mechanisms of the collegiate benches, which should comply with the regularities of judicial work and possess full operational functions. The reform on the collegiate bench system should be aimed not only to the future but also to the reality. We can never blindly copy the Western modes but base on China's characteristics and follow a step by step principle and polarized steady promotion to avoid possible chaos. |