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November 1, 2006

The Vast Chinese Archive of Unexecuted Judgments

Don Clarke's, Chinese Law Prof Blog, heartily recommended for attorneys with an interest in China, takes note that 800,000 judgments -- the number given by Supreme People's Court president Xiao Yang -- have gone unexecuted.

While Don cautiously and with merit suggests that we haven't as yet the perspective to say if this is objectively good or bad, the gut tends me towards the position that it should not give much confidence in the value of a Chinese judgment.

Indeed, that a number was even publicized gives credence to the notion that unexecuted judgments have become a problem of major proportions in the eyes of the judiciary -- one need only note below the euphemistic phrase "“执行难”问题." Even granting the questionable perception of openness, supposedly fostered by government, the number 800,000, without a verifiable basis, is very likely itself under-reported.

Xiao Yang's remarks:

最高法称执行难问题未根本扭转 80余万案件积压

新闻来源：法制网 转载时间：2006-10-31

最高人民法院院长肖扬今天向十届全国人大常委会第二十四次会议作“关于开展规范司法行为专项整改报告”时说，经过一年来对执行积案的集中清理，人民群众反映强烈的“执行难”问题尚未得到根本扭转，有80余万件积压案件未能执行。

　　肖扬说，为缓解“执行难”问题，在专项整改中，各级法院采取多种措施：严格执行条件，解决暂缓执行、中止执行、终结执行、查封案外人财产和超标的查封的问题。此外，加强执行管理，将选定评估和拍卖机构的环节作为整改的重点，切断拍卖过程中不正当的利益联系，彻底杜绝拍卖中的暗箱操作；建立执行款专用账户，防止个别法院违法使用、截留、挪用、侵吞、私分执行款物。强化执行公开，解决消极执行、拖延执行和执行人员的违法违纪问题。

　　肖扬表示，全国法院执行案件信息管理系统正逐步扩大试点范围，力争明年起全面实施。通过互联网公开执行信息，加强与有关部门配合，对不履行生效裁判的被执行人实行财产申报、强制审计、限制出境、公布被执行人名单等措施，促使被执行人自动履行义务。

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Posted by: Dan Harris at November 4, 2006 4:13 AM

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