China Judgment Document Network is an authoritative platform for searching judicial documents for the public. However, the phenomenon that some lawyers can't search the relevant documents on this website has aroused people's concern and doubt. This paper attempts to explore the necessity of further improving the platform by analyzing the possible reasons.
China Judgment Document Network is an important platform for the judicial system of China to provide legal document retrieval services to the public, so as to provide people with legal knowledge and safeguard their own rights and interests. However, it has been reported recently that there are some cases in China where the relevant lawyers' documents can't be searched online, which raises doubts about the information transparency and lawyer qualification evaluation of this platform. This paper aims to analyze the possible causes of this problem, put forward suggestions for improvement, and promote information disclosure and judicial justice.
First, the website data problem.
One of the possible reasons that it is difficult to find is that the collection system of China Judgment Document Network is complicated and the input of judgment documents is chaotic. In complex case documents, individual lawyers' information may be entered incorrectly, and there may also be data entry errors. These problems may arise in the process of case registration, writing and storage, and then affect the integrity of users' search results.
Second, the talent of lawyers and the types of cases
A qualified senior lawyer usually comes into contact with and involves various cases, whether criminal, civil or administrative. However, the documents collected by China Judgment Document Network may only come from certain types of cases, resulting in the lack of relevant document records in some types of cases. Therefore, even if senior lawyers are involved, when their main field of practice is a specific type of case, they may not be able to search for relevant documents on the online judgment documents.
Three. Information privacy and access rights
In judicial practice, a lawyer may solve a case on behalf of the client, but it does not mean that the relevant documents will be made public immediately. Cases involving personal privacy and commercially sensitive information may be restricted from being made public on the Internet. Especially in some complex commercial cases, involving commercial interests, contract confidentiality and other issues, documents may be restricted to circulation in internal or specific legal institutions and cannot be retrieved on public platforms.
Fourth, maintain information security and lawyer reputation.
The construction of China Judgment Document Network aims to provide a fair and transparent judicial document query platform. However, some lawyers may solve cases through other channels to avoid making documents public. Therefore, it is also possible that these lawyers can't find the documents when searching for the judgment documents online. On the other hand, lawyers may have scruples about their reputation and image, and do not want the information of specific cases to be made public, so as not to have a negative impact on their reputation.
In the information age, judicial justice and information disclosure are inseparable. In order to ensure the information transparency of the judgment document network and the fairness of lawyers' evaluation, it is necessary to take measures to solve the problem that lawyers' relevant documents cannot be retrieved.
First of all, improve the data collection, entry and storage system to ensure the accuracy and completeness of case information. Secondly, through the efficient information exchange mechanism, the cooperation and sharing between departments can be improved and the search scope of the referee document network can be expanded. At the same time, establish a standardized lawyer qualification evaluation system, and connect the lawyer qualification information with the data of the judgment document network to provide more accurate and comprehensive information.
In addition, we should pay attention to the information disclosure and publicity of lawyers and law firms, and improve the public's trust in lawyers' professional ethics. Encourage lawyers to participate in more comprehensive cases and make their cases more widely public, so as to promote more public information.
In a word, China, a transitional country ruled by law, needs a more open, transparent and convenient access to legal information. We will continue to intensify efforts to improve the judicial public platforms such as China Judgment Document Network, further improve judicial justice and transparency, and provide support for the realization of social justice and the rule of law.