What is the nature of the people's court?

The nature of the people's court is that it is the judicial organ of the state. As the judicial organ of the country, the people's court is different from the organs of state power, state administrative organs and state procuratorial organs in nature, but is an organ specializing in exercising state judicial power. Judicial power refers to the power of people's courts to try and judge criminal cases, civil cases, administrative cases and other cases according to law. The people's courts exercise judicial power independently in accordance with the law and are not subject to interference by administrative organs, social organizations or individuals.

The jurisdiction of the people's court mainly includes:

1. Directly accept the case of private prosecution and handle it according to the specific circumstances of the case, or decide to hold a trial, or persuade the private prosecutor to withdraw the private prosecution, or make a ruling to reject the private prosecution;

2. Have the right to review the cases prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate and hold court hearings on cases that meet the conditions for prosecution;

3. Have the right to make a judgment on the defendant's guilt or innocence, heavy or light crime, punishment or exemption according to facts and laws;

4. Have the right to make rulings or decisions on procedural issues and some substantive issues;

5. Have the right to hear and make decisions on cases that are subject to special procedures such as confiscation procedures and compulsory medical procedures.

To sum up, the people's court is the judicial organ of the state. Article 3 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that the people's court shall be responsible for the trial. No one shall be found guilty without a judgment of the people's court according to law. It can be seen that the people's court is the only specialized organ that has the power to try and convict in criminal proceedings.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of the Organic Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Courts

The people's court is the judicial organ of the state.

By trying criminal cases, civil cases, administrative cases and other cases prescribed by law, people's courts punish crimes, protect innocent people from criminal investigation, resolve civil and administrative disputes, protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations, supervise administrative organs to exercise their functions and powers according to law, safeguard national security and social order, safeguard social fairness and justice, safeguard the unity, dignity and authority of the national legal system, and ensure the smooth progress of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's construction.