1. The nature of criminal cases refers to criminal acts that endanger society, violate criminal laws and should be punished by criminal laws. They belong to class conflicts. The nature of civil cases mainly refers to disputes about civil obligations and rights, which are of the nature of contradictions among the people.
2. The only applicable law in criminal cases is generally the Criminal Law; in civil cases, the generally applicable substantive laws are the "General Principles of Civil Law" and the "Marriage Law."
3. When hearing civil cases, relevant departments generally apply the relevant provisions of the "Civil Procedure Law" and judicial interpretations; when hearing criminal cases, they generally only apply the provisions of the "Criminal Procedure Law" and judicial interpretations. relevant regulations.