China has repealed 90 laws that do not conform to the rules of the
World Trade Organization (
WTO) and
drawn out 33 judicial interpretations to meet WTO requirements over
the past three years.
Meanwhile, more than 100 young and middle-aged judges have been
trained abroad who are expected to play a major role in Chinese
judicial departments after the country's WTO entry.
In
1999, the Supreme People's Court decided to study the impact of China's WTO
accession on the country's judicial work, and since then,
experts were sent to pool public opinions on the issue and they
have prepared a lengthy report, said court officials.
The court has also worked out papers on issues including the
application of WTO rules and international conventions in the
judicial work in the country.
The National Judges College, which launched a WTO judicial training
course last year, plans to train 1,000 judges from local courts
across the country.
This year, over 70 judges will be sent abroad for further study,
according to court officials.
(Xinhua News
Agency March 2, 2002)