In a narrow sense, China's judicial organs refer exclusively to the people's courts. In a broad sense, people's procuratorates, public security organs and other investigative organs can be considered as part of the judicial organs when performing their criminal investigation functions.
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Division of functions of judicial organs:
jurisdiction
The people's courts exercise judicial power independently according to law, and other state organs cannot share it. Article 123 of the Constitution stipulates that "the people's courts in People's Republic of China (PRC) are state judicial organs", which establishes the nature of the people's courts as judicial organs to perform state judicial functions according to law.
Procuratorial power
People's procuratorates independently exercise procuratorial power according to law and have the right to supervise the investigation work of public security organs, the trial work of people's courts and the prison work of judicial administrative organs. Article 129 of the Constitution stipulates that "People's Republic of China (PRC) People's Procuratorate is the legal supervision organ of the state", which legally establishes the nature that the People's Procuratorate, as a state procuratorial organ, exercises procuratorial power on behalf of the state.
Right of investigation
Public security organs exercise investigation power according to law, which is of judicial nature. In addition to the judicial nature, public security organs are part of the state administrative organs; The main tasks of public security organs are to safeguard national security, maintain social order, protect citizens' personal safety, personal freedom and legitimate property, and prevent, stop and punish illegal and criminal activities.
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