| Summary/Abstract |
Communist Party of China (CPC) regulations are a distinctive feature
of China’s political and legal system. e functions and status of these
regulations have received considerable attention, and they have been
assigned various normative positions within political and academic
circles. is article presents empirical research on citations of CPC
regulations in judicial decisions conducted to analyze their role in the
judicial system and elucidate the interactive relationship between political power and the legal system in China. Several preliminary conclusions are drawn from statistical analysis of the types, timing, citation
methods, and other characteristics of 29 important CPC regulations. In
judicial practice, not only do CPC regulations serve as the basis of litigants’ arguments, but judges sometimes cite them in the reasoning
component of judicial decisions, particularly in administrative cases.
e citation of these regulations in judgments has become increasingly
frequent over time, which is to some extent a reflection of the
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