TITLE:
Assessment of the “Shiliuzi” Mediation Mechanism’s Effectiveness and Paths of Optimization
AUTHORS:
Meiling Guo
KEYWORDS:
ADR, Convergence of Customary and Statutory Law, Grass-Roots Governance in Ethnic Areas, Modernization of Social Governance, Legalization
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.4,
April
25,
2024
ABSTRACT: As the People’s Court deepens the process of judicial reform, the construction of the rule of law in ethnic minority areas has always attracted much attention in China, and, as a major indicator of the effectiveness of the judiciary in China, it is a key construction focus and a difficult point to which China needs to pay attention in its judicial reform. Therefore, in the new period, how to solve the disputes in ethnic minority areas, how to deal with the relationship between the traditional ethnic customs and national law formed in ethnic minority areas based on the special geographic environment, historical traditions and economic conditions, has become a problem that needs to be solved in the process of grass-roots governance and rule of law in ethnic minority areas. The Moni People’s Court of Xuyong County has explored the characteristic path of deep integration of grassroots governance and national unity, which has created a new way of thinking for the majority of ethnic minority areas. Therefore, taking the “Shiliuzi” mediation room pioneered by the Moni People’s Court of Xuyong County People’s Court as the object of study, analyze its legal basis, assess the effectiveness of the “Shiliuzi” mediation mechanism in ethnic areas, and propose an optimization path to summarize and promote the model of the “Shiliuzi” mediation mechanism.