Legal Regulation of Internet Courts in China

The ongoing digital revolution has an impact on all spheres of public relations, widely introducing modern technical means, thereby changing their content and quality. For China, a sharp jump in digitalization is associated with an increase in the availability of the Internet in 2017 more than 55% of the population had online access. This was primarily reflected in the sharp growth of online sales on trading platforms. For the successful development of the online economy, it has become necessary to create special dispute resolution mechanisms. The new law” on electronic Commerce “explicitly provides for the possibility of resolving such disputes through negotiations, mediation, as well as arbitration and legal proceedings. In addition, the adoption of the national strategy for the development of information technologies in China resulted in the creation of Internet courts, whose competence is regulated by Civil procedure law, Administrative procedure law and other regulations. In the legal regulation of Internet courts, the specially adopted Explanations of the Supreme people’s court, which regulate the procedure for their creation and functioning, are of great importance, which is a feature for a country with a codified system of law. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.