Litigation refers to the activities of the national judicial organs, that is, the people's courts, in accordance with the law, with the participation of the parties and other participants in litigation, to solve litigation disputes according to law.
Civil litigation, civil litigation is one of the basic types of litigation. With the participation of the parties and other participants in litigation, the court tries to solve civil cases and the sum of litigation relations arising from such activities.
Criminal litigation, in our country, refers to the activities of people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs to solve the criminal responsibility of the defendant in accordance with the procedures prescribed by law with the participation of the parties and other litigation participants.
Administrative litigation, that is, administrative litigation, refers to a system in which citizens, legal persons or other organizations think that specific administrative acts carried out by organs, organizations and their staff exercising state administrative power infringe upon their legitimate rights, and bring a lawsuit to the people's court according to law, and the people's court, with the participation of the parties and other litigation participants, examines the specific administrative acts being sued and makes a judgment according to law, thus solving administrative disputes.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law
Article 2 The task of People's Republic of China (PRC)'s Civil Procedure Law is to protect the litigants from exercising their litigation rights, ensure that the people's courts find out the facts, distinguish right from wrong, correctly apply the law, hear civil cases in time, confirm the relationship between civil rights and obligations, punish civil violations, protect the legitimate rights and interests of the litigants, educate citizens to consciously abide by the law, maintain social and economic order, and ensure the smooth progress of socialist construction.
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 2 The tasks of People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Procedure Law are to accurately and timely ascertain the facts of crimes, correctly apply the law, punish criminals, protect innocent people from criminal investigation, educate citizens to consciously abide by the law, actively fight against criminal acts, safeguard the socialist legal system, respect and protect human rights, protect citizens' personal rights, property rights, democratic rights and other rights, and ensure the smooth progress of socialist construction.
administrative procedure law of the people's republic of china
Article 2 Citizens, legal persons or other organizations that believe that the administrative actions of administrative organs and their staff infringe upon their legitimate rights and interests have the right to bring a lawsuit to the people's court in accordance with this Law.
The administrative acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph include administrative acts made by organizations authorized by laws, regulations and rules.