In China, the People’s Courts are organized into a four-tier hierarchy: Primary People’s Courts, Intermediate People’s Courts, Higher People’s Courts, and the Supreme People’s Court. Additionally, specialized courts exist, including military courts, maritime courts, and railway transport courts. Generally, first-instance civil cases are adjudicated by Primary People’s Courts, unless otherwise stipulated by law.
CnOpenData presents court directory data covering 31 provincial-level administrative regions, encompassing fields such as court level (法院层级), court name (法院名称), provincial/municipal/county divisions (省市县), and corresponding regional codes. This dataset provides critical support for related research.
Time Coverage
As of June 2024
Data Scale
Field Display
Sample Data
Update Frequency
Annual updates