Study On The System Of Court Hearing Live Streaming In China

With the rapid advancement of democracy and the rule of law,and the development of national economy,especially with the improvement of electronic information technology,the expectations and requirements of the general public for judicial openness are getting higher and higher.This urgently requires that our country’s judicial system further renew its ideas and find innovative methods to upgrade the level of judicial openness constantly.Through analysis of the social value of court trial live broadcasting,it is revealed that China is still in the process of building a society ruled of law,the problem of judicial corruption is still serious,and the professional quality and etiquette of judicial personnel still need to be improved.And live broadcasting can provide chances for problem solving.Therefore,full understanding of the value of live broadcasting in judicial reform are of great historic significance in promoting the realization of the grand goal of Rule of Law in China by 2035.By comparing the policies of selected foreign countries with regard to live trial broadcasting,the paper tells the deep reasons for the gap between China and foreign countries,and draws the conclusion that live trial broadcasting is a stage product in the process of building judicial credibility and authority.Looking back on the development of the live trial broadcasting system,we can see that the tremendous changes,from the time when people knew little about judicial activities,to nowadays people watching the whole process of trial by merely clicking on the mouse or mobile screen,are achieved by decades of efforts,and this achievement still needs to be further improved and strengthened.Through analyzing the data on China Open Court Trial website,it demonstrates the brilliant achievements of courtroom live streaming system in China,discusses the feasibility of establishing normalization broadcast system of "live broadcast as a rule,not broadcast as an exception" in our country.It also points out the confronting problems in implementing normalization system and puts forward suggestions on solutions.It particularly recommends that the objection right of live broadcast should be granted to the parties to the case instead of the state prosecutors,and at the same time a remedy mechanism should be established to guarantee the right.The paper holds that establishing the webcast normalization system conforms to the strong demands of the public on judicial transparency and openness,meets the needs of the current judicial progress and development,and complies with the current trend of comprehensive and in-depth reform of the judicial system.It is conducive to promoting judicial progress and beneficial to the construction of the rule of law in China.