Realizing the diversion of cases into simple and complex ones and taking into account both quality and efficiency are the core value function that reformers have given to the small claims procedure.Howev-er,academics have yet to reach agreement on the practical effects of small claims procedures in streamlining and simplifying cases,and on whether they reduce judicial fairness.Empirical research shows that there are differences among the streamlining effects and the degree of protection of judicial justices when China's different courts apply small claims procedure before and after the amendment of the law,due to the influences of the judicial examination and reduction of litigation fee policy.It can be seen that the small claims procedure does not achieve the effect of streamlining cases for all courts,and does not reduce the impairs for all courts.Therefore,under the premise of dialectical treatment of the effect of the application of small claims procedures,accurately determining the effective area of application of the procedures after the reduction of litigation fees,the scientific use of the assessment mechanism,and appropriately expanding the parties'remedies are the direction of the future improvement of the small claims procedures as well as the deepening of civil litigation reform.
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