Study Of The Jurisdiction Of Internet Court

Nowadays,internet is widely utilized and various disputes over internet are increasing day by day.Internet courts,which act as the smart courts in the era of rule of law of internet,rise in response to the proper moment and conditions.The emergence of internet courts has the value of era and has made great achievement in development.Nevertheless,how to tackle the challenge of traditional jurisdiction has come to be a difficult problem for the jurisdiction of internet courts in practice.The merging process of scientific and technological advancement and judicial reform is also a process in which scientific and technological innovations collide with traditional ideas of litigation.Internet courts are a new type of courts.Theoretical research and legislation concerning internet courts are still at a primary stage and judicial practice still remains in the experimental stage.Therefore,to set up scientific and reasonable jurisdiction system of internet courts is significant to implementing the judicial power of courts and to exercising the litigious right of a party.At present,the nature of internet courts is not definite and there is much controversy over centralized jurisdiction.Thus,it is essential to make specific jurisdiction clear,which is helpful to bring the functions of internet courts into full play.In addition,the scope of jurisdiction of internet courts should be expanded reasonably and the party should have the optional right of procedure.And then internet courts should coordinate with the jurisdiction of traditional courts about how to switch path.Finally,internet courts should break through current territorial jurisdiction and differential jurisdiction and establish a new pattern for providing a trans-district,trans-court,and trans-level litigation service.