Research On The Court System Of The Us Foreign Trade Zone

The construction of the free trade zone is in full swing in all countries in the world,and China is no exception.The construction of China’s Pilot Free Trade Zones from the first batch of Shanghai Free Trade Zones in 2013 to the fifth batch of six new Free Trade Zones in 2019,now totals 18.A constant theme in its goal positioning is to focus on creating a business environment based on the rule of law,and the construction and development of courts in the free trade zone are of paramount importance.As the country with the most free trade zones in the world,the United States has more mature and complete relevant free trade zone systems.This paper selects the Court of International Trade of U.S.(the same followings using the acronym CIT)with exclusive jurisdiction in the US Free Trade Zone for research.On the one hand,it has reference value for the construction of the free trade zone court in China,which is still in the process of development and improvement,and further promotes the business environment in China’s free trade zone construction.On the other hand,in the current world economic situation,in-depth research on the CIT system is also conducive to assessing the risks of companies operating in the United States.As a part of the U.S.judicial system and one of the U.S.federal court systems,the U.S.FTZ courts discussed in this article are mainly selected for some characteristics that are different from the general federal courts.It evaluates and analyzes the development of the free trade zone as a background,so as to provide a reference system model for China’s free trade zone court construction.The content of this article is mainly divided into five parts:The first part is to study the background of the establishment of the CIT.Because this article is from the perspective of the free trade zone,therefore,this part introduces the general environment of the establishment of the U.S.Free Trade Zone,and then introduces the background of the establishment of the CIT,which highlights the necessity of the establishment of the court in the context of the Free Trade Zone.The second part specifically studies the relevant content of the CIT system.Including the relevant legislative system,jurisdiction of the free trade zone courts,the judge system,the basic operating mechanism of the court,etc.,so that we can gain a deeper insight into the CIT.The third part is the analysis of the relationship between the CIT and other FTZ-related agencies.In the history of CIT development,the most closely related are the US Foreign Trade Zone Commission,US state courts,and federal courts.This section mainly studies the relationship and differences between the CIT and these three.The fourth part is the evaluation of the CIT.Based on the above research and analysis,we can see some significant features of this court,and summarize four points,which are advantages and disadvantages,and have different interpretations under different legal soils.The last part is mainly based on the analysis and summary above,evaluating the status quo of court construction in China’s free trade zone.Learning from the experience and lessons of the establishment and development of the CIT,combined with the development status of China’s free trade zone courts,this paper puts forward corresponding measures and Suggestions from the following five aspects: legislation of free trade Zone,legal positioning of free trade Zone and jurisdiction of free trade Zone cases,independence and unity of free trade Zone courts,personnel selection and appointment of free trade Zone courts,and management of free trade Zone cases.