for the early introduction of the An important petition appealing
were-Trial System in the Shanghat visional Court in order to bring into uniformity with all other ww courts of China hag been submitted by the Shanghai Chinese Bar Association to the National Government and the Administrative and Tudleal Yuans. "This says, sinter alia:
The Shanghai Provisional Court received an order from the Kiangsu Provincial Government in Never ber, 1928, to the effect that all appeals against decisions rendered by the Shanghai Provisional Court shall be referred to the Supreme Court or to the Highest Provincial Court for Kiangsu s in accordance with @ resolution passed by the said Provincial Government. Cases which the parties concerned have i not lodged appeals in the Supreme Court or cases in which decisions already have been executed by the Court without objection on the part of the parties involved were to be excepted.
This resolution coincides. with article 1 of the Rendition Agroomont which provides that all laws, including the regulations governing Tegal procedure, applicable Chinese courts, shall be applicable in the Shanghai Provisional Court.
"Based, therefore, on the Rendition Agreement, the Shanghai Provisional Court will be justified in enforcing the 'Throe-Trial System' Because this is in accordance with domestic legal procedure and there! is absolutely no ground for foreigners to interfere with its introduction and enforcement and n> necessity for the Court to discuss this question with foreigners.
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