Internet court's challenges and future in China

Abstract

China established the world's first Internet court in Hangzhou in August 2017. Subsequently in 2018 Internet courts in Beijing and Guangzhou were established respectively. With the official establishment of these three Internet courts, China's electronic litigation advanced to a new stage.. Internet courts offer many advantages, and this innovative adjudication model has earned widespread approval for both its speedy acceptance of cases and speedy hearing of cases. This article analyzes the questions and challenges faced by Internet courts, proposes solutions such as compliance with three basic legal ethical principles, re-establishing the sense of presence and ritual of litigation, establishment of risk mitigation mechanisms between the legal system and technological systems to develop the ability for the construction of Internet courts in China.