What does it feel like to watch the daily life of the grassroots court in 360 degrees without dead ends?
's first law-themed drama " Bottom Line ", which presents the latest achievements of my country's judicial reform in a panoramic view, has been on the air since September 19 on Hunan Satellite TV , Mango TV, and iQiyi . Some netizens said that "chasing the drama has brought out the sense of being immersed in handling a case. It is too thirst-quenching, too addictive, and too invigorating. I can't bear to miss it every minute!" A masterpiece of realism produced and distributed by Dang Ran Film, a subsidiary of Xiaoxiang Film Group and , "Bottom Line" uses vivid images of grassroots judges, and a loud case handling process. The new ideas, new achievements, and new appearances of 's system reform have carried out a "large-scale release" that is more inspiring.
Today, 's era of "unknown punishment, unpredictable power" is gone forever. Openness and transparency are the basis for maintaining social fairness and justice. With the help of artistic expression and mass communication, "Bottom Line" uses "visualization of fairness and justice" to build a solid bridge between China's judiciary and the hearts and minds of hundreds of millions of people - it not only enhances the legal beliefs and professions of the majority of legal practitioners Honor, but also passed the echo of fairness and justice to thousands of households.
Let the truth belong to the people
China's judiciary stands openly in the sun, accepting public review Lawyer Xu Tian in Hong Kong, China, as well as countless netizens who are following this major case, watched the live broadcast of the trial hosted by Song Yufei in real time.
The path of their "online onlookers" is the China Court Trial Open Network, which has been opened by the Supreme People's Court since 2016. Up to now, has accumulated more than 20 million live broadcasts on the China Court Trial Open Network, and the cumulative number of viewers has exceeded 50 billion. The number of rising year after year reflects the people's keen attention to judicial openness, as well as the determination and responsibility of China's judicial system to face the supervision.
Some people say that the surveillance cameras in the courtroom are searchlights and microscopes that penetrate into the courtroom, so that every word, deed, and every move in the courtroom is frozen, magnified, and carefully read across time and space. This special scene of onlookers makes it difficult for people to hide judicial interference and judicial corruption that people hate, so that judges abide by fairness and justice, and strive to be professional and accurate. Only in this way can the people truly feel fairness and justice.
To a certain extent, "Bottom Line" has created a "China Court Trial Open Network" with both social and life depth in the form of film and television literary works. The works are based on three generations of judges who have been passed down from generation to generation as narrative carriers, covering the group portraits of judges, judge assistants, clerks, prosecutors, lawyers, etc. From case filing, litigation mediation, judicial document production, court trial to petition, research, assessment and other aspects of court work. The criss-crossing narrative system not only links the process of judicial reform, but also connects the front and back of the court trial stage, satisfying all the public's curiosity about the work of the court at one time.
Improving the judicial responsibility system is the "bull nose" of the judicial system reform in the new era. Why did "Lei Xingyu Murder Case" have three collegiate trials? What is Zhou Yi'an's "post judge" status? What is the purpose of the "people's jury" that Hu Xiaoqing is taking the test? When the case was misjudged in the first instance, why were Fang Yuan and Song Yufei so upset and frustrated? As "Bottom Line" opens the panorama of the court's work with the plot, a set of judicial power operation mechanism that closely links power and responsibility has become clearer, fuller, and more powerful in the minds of the public.
To gain credibility, you must first be confident. "Bottom"The creation and broadcast of "Line" condensed and highlighted the magnanimity of the Chinese judiciary in the sunshine. This kind of magnanimity makes every citizen convinced that when their legitimate rights and interests are violated, they can take up legal weapons to protect themselves, and they can also get a fair and just ruling in their own country's courts.
Professional service to the people
focusing on "how to judge" and defending the dignity and authority of the law with strength
The capacity building of judges is the key to the success or failure of judicial reform. It is necessary to establish the concept of the rule of law that the Constitution and the law are paramount and that everyone is equal before the law. Judges walk with the law, firmly believe in the socialist rule of law, and strive to be the most loyal advocates, the most consciously obedient, and the most staunch defenders. meaning in the title.
In "The Bottom Line", what impressed the audience the most was a group of judges who were capable, responsible and effective. From civil to criminal, from small to important, from old to new, the works let the audience see the image of grassroots judges serving the people, guarding the bottom line, and serving the people wholeheartedly on the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. As a result, the public's identification with the judge's competence naturally turns into an identification with the judiciary.
Although there are many cases involved in the whole play, on the whole, "Bottom Line" is a convincing response to the three major issues that the public is most concerned about.
First, can a "trivial matter" in the eyes of others be filed?
Legally filing a case is the beginning of fair justice. Since the case-filing review system has changed to the case-filing registration system, it has become the norm that a case must be filed and a lawsuit must be justified. "Bottom Line" shows the audience that although the judges of the filing court still advocate "mediation in every case" instead of directly filing a case, arranging a court, and having a court session, the law will never tolerate wicked people.
When the case of Li Fangning was broadcast, how difficult it was to get a hot search for sexual harassment in the workplace. Two generations of judges have argued over the seemingly innocuous harassment incident of "touching the back". Wang Xiufang, who has been in the industry for more than 20 years, believes that, according to traditional concepts, resting the trouble may be the best protection for the client. In Ye Xin's view, Li Fangning should defend her rights generously. Article 1010 of the Civil Code is her most powerful weapon.
Judging from the handling process of "Drinking to Death", "School Bullying", "Shopping Dispute" and other cases involved in "Bottom Line", many disputes that are "not worth mentioning" in traditional cognition have been dismissed. Put it on the table.
Today, citizens' legal awareness is constantly improving, and the interests of the masses are no trivial matter. "Bottom Line" presents a down-to-earth case. popularizes the Civil Code, an "encyclopedia of social life", which fully protects people's rights. also Let the concept of "the happy life of the people is the greatest human right" be deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Second, how does judicial practice keep pace with the times and deal with new issues?
In the face of the new requirements of the country, the new development of society, and the new expectations of the people, judicial practice must keep pace with the times in order to have great vitality. To this end, "Bottom Line" focuses on a number of cases that show the new development of the times, are of personal concern to the common people, and reflect the progress of the judiciary.
In the "Sudden Death of Anchor Live Streaming Case", Fang Yuan knew that ruling the plaintiff's victory was a "challenge to the existing judicial practice", and in the face of a possible second-instance revision, he bluntly said, "Just following the old precedents and following the old rules cannot solve new problems. ”, “Emerging industries continue to emerge, the relationship between workers and companies is constantly changing, society is moving forward, and the law must also move forward.”
"Lei Xingyu Murder Case" was commuted in the second instance, and the verdict made Kuang Lu, a criminal defense lawyer, excited: "In a big way, it activates the zombie clause of justifiable defense and curbs the violent loan shark collection behavior that has emerged in an endless stream over the years. ; In a big way, it has boosted the people's trust in the judiciary. Only when the people trust the judiciary can they voluntarily abide by the rules and respect our lawyers more."
As the bearer of various conflicts and social conflictsThe resolver, the judge is also growing. In the face of new problems in the new era, judges do not evade, shirk, or back down. always takes a prudent attitude, thinks with reality, and has a human warmth, will "law on paper" It becomes a law that serves the people and falls into the people's livelihood.
Third, will judicial trials be influenced by public opinion?
The ethos of "whoever makes trouble is right" and "whoever is weak is right" has long plagued the masses. Since entering the age of network information, the public has actively participated in the discussion of hot judicial events, but it is also easy to form a "public jury", which makes judicial trials fall into the whirlpool of public opinion. Many cases in
's "Bottom Line" have become hot spots on the Internet. When responding to whether Li Fangning's victory was due to the pressure of Internet public opinion and media public opinion, Fang Yuan's answer was eloquent: "We welcome Internet supervision, but we cannot and will not. It will be judged by public opinion, because this just undermines the authority of the entire judiciary."
"I hope all sectors of society can have more confidence in our legal workers, no matter how difficult it is, we will make fairness and justice echo in every case", Fang Yuan's line almost represents the solemn commitment of the Chinese judiciary to the people.
Protect the people with temperature
With the broadcast of "Bottom Line", more and more viewers have realized the "most thorough people's nature" of the judicial system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The law has standards, judges must do things well for the common people within the standards, but judges also have warmth, they will do what they can for the parties at the right time and in the right way.
Some viewers found that Fang Yuan's tender scene of holding a child in mediation of a divorce case is based on Judge Zhang of the Intermediate People's Court of Puyang City, Henan Province; the grassroots judges in the play will tirelessly mediate a case back and forth many times regardless of the cost. Until the masses are relieved, and in many judicial work in reality, judges can not only solve problems for the parties in the fields, but also go to court in fishing boats for the convenience of the masses... When the story is brought into reality, "People's judges The image of "for the people" is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
my country's judicial system is both rooted in the country and facing the world, both based on the times and continuing the tradition, which is also fully displayed in "Bottom Line".
Many viewers noticed that the expressions " public order and good customs " and "promoting socialist core values" appeared repeatedly in the play. It is worth mentioning that the Civil Code clearly incorporates the " principle of public order and good customs ", stipulates that legal acts that violate public order and good customs are invalid, and takes "promoting socialist core values" as the legislative purpose. This highly reflects that while absorbing the advanced parts of Western rule of law, Chinese law also excavates and finds rules from traditional customs and local culture.
For example, Fang Yuan, Chen Kang and other seven people finally reached a consensus after collaborating on the "Mu Ziqi case". The judgment reads as follows: "Helping the distressed and the needy is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, and honesty and friendliness is an important part of the core socialist values. Judicial adjudication should maintain the bottom line of social morality, promote virtue and conduct, and guide the whole society to respect morality and goodness. "
The definition of the judge's work given by the characters in the play from different angles can help the audience to understand the humanistic care and warm background of my country's judicial system more emotionally.
Zhang Weimin said: "Since the world we live in cannot be perfect, judges must exist. As long as there is injustice in this world, someone has to judge right and wrong, and judge justice. This is the true meaning of judges."
Zhou Yi'an said: "This is the job of a judge. There is less hatred and estrangement in the world, and more warmth and understanding."
Song Yufei said: "The trial is not for revenge for evil, but for boosting good."
So, what is the greatest significance of "The Bottom Line"? When the audience follows the judge's perspective to analyze the social phenomena and life behind the case little by little, the judgments that conform to the spirit of the times, meet the expectations of the people, and condense the pursuit of value are the best publicity and education about the law, and even more so. The best social fashion leads.
's strong cultural self-confidence, isn't it the most basic, deepest and most lasting force for 's construction of the rule of law in China?
Source: Supreme People's Court
Editor: Xing Zhibin
