Reconstruction of the Pathway for People's Courts'Participation in Social Governance from the Perspective of the"Fengqiao Experience"in the New Era
The complexity of social governance during the transitional period and the limitations of judicial functions call for a modernized social governance system and methods.The People's Courts are a significant force in advancing the improvement of social governance.Judicial trials can deliver rules of judgment and justice for individual cases,yet the limited judicial resources restrict the effectiveness of conflict resolution and cannot fully meet the needs of social governance.The"Fengqiao experience"serves as a methodological and practical approach to achieving good governance and offers important insights into the participation of People's Courts in social governance.The People's Courts should perform duties in accordance with the law,actively integrate into the comprehensive governance pattern led by the Party committee,extend the trial functions to the forefront of social management.It is crucial to build a progressive,multi-faceted dispute resolution system that bridges non-litigation and litigation,and thus to enhance the effectiveness of social governance.Improving a well-founded mechanism for winning cases,focusing on lawful unity and the combination of reasonableness and legality,can help achieve substantive resolution of conflicts.Establishing"Fengqiao-style People's Tribunals"creates judicial service platforms that radiate throughout the jurisdiction,promotes an intelligent transformation of the conflict resolution system,and achieves the integration and sharing of data.