The NPC votes to update the cornerstone of China's legal system to dispel confusion and prepare the way for more changes.
China's national legislators adopted a revision to the Legislation Law Sunday, as the country is unfurling an ambitious legal reform.
Everyone is equal before the law, but judges handling the corruption cases of high-ranking officials have to be held to especially high standards, Chinanews.com reported.
The spouses and children of prosecutors in Shanghai are to be banned from running businesses or serving as lawyers to ensure judicial fairness.
Chinese courts will continue to fight terrorism-related crimes and sentence attackers strictly this year to ensure national security and stability, the country's top court said on Thursday.
In reports by the SPC and SPP, wrongful conviction should be corrected once it is discovered. How to put an end to wrongful convictions has been a hot topic".
A total of 113 judges from Shanghai courts whose spouses or children are lawyers have quit the frontline positions such as trial and enforcement, Southern Metropolis Daily quoted Cui Yadong, president of the Shanghai municipal higher people's court, as saying.
Chief Justice Zhou Qiang warned of weaknesses in China's court system, denouncing some judges' lack of conscience and professional ethics and involvement in corruption.