Basic Principles of Legal Professional Ethics

Document number: Fafa [2010] No. 53

Issue date: 2010-12-6

Execution date: 2010-12-6

The Higher People's Courts of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the Military Court of the People's Liberation Army, and the Production and Construction Corps Branch of the Higher People's Court of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region:

The revised "Judge Profession of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" The Basic Code of Ethics has been reissued, please implement it conscientiously.

Supreme People's Court

December 6, 2010

Basic Code of Professional Ethics for Judges of the People's Republic of China (Supreme People's Court) Published on October 18, 2001, revised and re-issued on December 6, 2010)

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 is to strengthen the construction of professional ethics of judges and ensure that judges are correct To perform the duties conferred by the law, this Code is formulated in accordance with the "Judges Law of the People's Republic of China" and other relevant regulations.

Article 2 The core of a judge’s professional ethics is fairness, integrity and serving the people. The basic requirements are loyalty to the judicial cause, ensuring judicial impartiality, ensuring judicial integrity, adhering to judicial service for the people, and maintaining the image of the judiciary.

Article 3 Judges should consciously abide by the professional ethics of judges, strictly demand themselves in their work and outside activities, and maintain the image of the People's Court and judicial credibility.

Chapter 2: Loyalty to the Judicial Cause

Article 4: Firmly establish the concept of socialist rule of law, be loyal to the party, the country, the people, and the law, and be a builder of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and defenders.

Article 5: Uphold and maintain the socialist judicial system with Chinese characteristics, conscientiously implement the basic strategy of governing the country according to law, respect and believe in the law, model compliance with the law, strictly enforce the law, and consciously safeguard the authority and dignity of the law.

Article 6: Love the judicial cause, cherish the honor of judges, adhere to professional ethics, abide by judges’ conscience, firmly establish core judicial values, take the maintenance of social fairness and justice as their own responsibility, and conscientiously perform their duties as judges.

Article 7: Safeguard national interests, abide by political disciplines, keep state secrets and judicial work secrets, do not engage in or participate in activities that are detrimental to national interests and judicial authority, and do not publish information that is detrimental to national interests and judicial authority. speech.

Chapter 3 Guaranteeing Judicial Fairness

Article 8: Uphold and maintain the principle that the people’s courts independently exercise judicial power in accordance with the law, try cases objectively and fairly, and think independently and make independent judgments in judicial activities , dare to adhere to principles, and be free from interference from any administrative agencies, social groups and individuals, and not be affected by factors such as power and favor.

Article 9: Adhere to the facts as the basis and the law as the criterion, strive to ascertain the facts of the case, accurately grasp the spirit of the law, correctly apply the law, reasonably exercise discretion, and avoid subjective assumptions, exceeding the authority, and abusing the authority , to ensure that the judgment results of the case are fair and just.

Article 10: Firmly establish procedural awareness, adhere to equal emphasis on substantive justice and procedural justice, strictly follow legal procedures for law enforcement and handling of cases, fully protect the litigation rights of the parties and other litigation participants, and avoid arbitrary behavior in law enforcement and handling of cases.

Article 11: Strictly abide by the statutory time limits for case handling, improve the efficiency of trial execution, resolve disputes in a timely manner, focus on conserving judicial resources, and eliminate behaviors such as dereliction of duty and delay in handling cases.

Article 12: Conscientiously implement the principle of judicial openness, respect the people's right to know, consciously accept legal supervision and social supervision, and at the same time avoid judicial trials from being unduly influenced by the outside world.

Article 13: Consciously abide by the judicial avoidance system, maintain a neutral and fair stance in hearing cases, treat parties and other litigation participants equally, do not favor or discriminate against any party, and do not meet with parties and their agents privately person, defender.

Article 14: Respect other judges’ exercise of judicial powers in accordance with the law, and do not ask, interfere, or comment on cases being heard by other judges, except when performing work duties or through due process.

Chapter 4 Ensuring Judicial Integrity

Article 15: Establish a correct view of power, status, and interests, adhere to self-respect, self-examination, self-policing, and self-motivation, and adhere to the bottom line of integrity. Correctly exercise judicial and executive powers in accordance with the law, and prevent abuse of power for personal gain, corruption and perversion of the law.

Article 16 Strictly abide by the regulations on judicial integrity, do not accept treats or gifts from the parties to the case and relevant personnel, do not take advantage of the convenience of the position or the status of a judge to seek improper interests, and do not violate the regulations with the parties or other litigation participants Engage in improper interactions and do not practice favoritism in law enforcement and handling cases.

Article 17: Do not engage in or participate in for-profit business activities, do not concurrently hold legal advisory positions in enterprises and other for-profit organizations, and do not provide legal advice to parties and other litigation participants regarding pending cases or retrial cases. Provide advisory advice.

Article 18: Properly handle personal and family affairs and do not use the status of a judge to seek special interests. Truthfully report personal matters in accordance with regulations, and educate and urge family members not to take advantage of the judge's authority and status to seek improper benefits.

Chapter 5: Adhere to the Judiciary for the People

Article 19: Firmly establish the concept of people-oriented and judiciary for the people, strengthen the concept of the masses, pay attention to the demands of the masses, pay attention to the feelings of the masses, and consciously safeguard the people the legitimate rights and interests of the public.

Article 20: Pay attention to the dynamic role of the judiciary, actively seek solutions to disputes that are conducive to the conclusion of the case, and strive to achieve the unity of legal effects and social effects.

Article 21: Earnestly implement judicial convenience provisions, strive to provide necessary litigation conveniences to parties and other litigation participants, and reduce their litigation costs as much as possible.

Article 22: Respect the personal dignity of the parties and other litigation participants, and avoid bad styles such as arrogance and "cold push"; respect lawyers and protect lawyers' rights to participate in litigation activities in accordance with the law.

Chapter 6 Maintaining the Image of the Judiciary

Article 23: Persist in learning, study professionally, be loyal to duties, handle cases impartially, punish evil and promote good, promote justice, and maintain a high spirit status and good professional conduct.

Article 24: Adhere to civilized administration of justice, abide by judicial etiquette, behave in a standardized manner, dress appropriately, speak civilized language, maintain a calm attitude in the performance of duties, and maintain good professional accomplishment and judicial style.

Article 25: Strengthen self-cultivation, cultivate noble moral integrity and healthy life interests, eliminate bad habits and behaviors that are incompatible with the professional image of judges and contrary to judges’ professional ethics, and abide by social ethics and family ethics Virtue, maintaining a good personal reputation.

Article 26 After retirement, judges shall abide by relevant national regulations, not use their original status and convenience to interfere in law enforcement and case handling, and avoid adverse effects on the professional image of judges due to personal inappropriate words and deeds.

Chapter 7 Supplementary Provisions

Article 27 People's assessors shall abide by these guidelines while performing their trial duties in accordance with the law. Other staff members of the People's Court shall refer to and implement this Code.

Article 28 People's courts at all levels are responsible for supervising the implementation of this Code. For violations of this Code, admonishment talks and criticism reports will be given depending on the circumstances and consequences; if the circumstances are serious and constitute violations of disciplines and laws, they will be punished in accordance with relevant disciplines and laws. Legal provisions will be dealt with seriously.

Article 29 The Supreme People’s Court is responsible for the interpretation of these guidelines.

Article 30 This Code shall come into effect from the date of promulgation. The "Basic Code of Professional Ethics for Judges of the People's Republic of China" issued by the Supreme People's Court on October 18, 2001 was abolished at the same time. 1: The concept and characteristics of judges’ professional ethics

Judges’ professional ethics refers to the sum of the moral norms that judges and other people engaged in the trial profession should follow. The current normative basis for the professional ethics of judges in China is the "Basic Code of Professional Ethics for Judges" issued by the Supreme People's Court in October 2001. This code is of great significance for standardizing and improving the professional ethics standards of judges, improving the professional ethics of judges, and maintaining the good image of judges and the people's courts.

Judges’ professional ethics have the following characteristics:

(1) The subjects to which judges’ professional ethics apply are broad. Its applicable subjects include judges, people's assessors, court administrators and bailiffs. According to the provisions of Article 2 of the Judges Law,

Judges refer to judges who exercise state judicial power in accordance with the law, including the presidents, deputy directors of the Supreme People's Court, local people's courts at all levels, military courts and other specialized people's courts. President, members of the judicial committee, president, deputy presidents, judges and assistant judges. Article 48 of the "Basic Code of Professional Ethics for Judges" stipulates that people's jurors shall abide by this code when performing their trial duties in accordance with the law. The administrative personnel and judicial police of the People's Court shall refer to the relevant provisions of these Codes. Therefore, the subjects to which judges’ professional ethics apply are not limited to judges.

(2) The adjustment time of judges’ professional ethics is follow-up. Article 46 of the Basic Code of Professional Ethics for Judges stipulates that judges should continue to maintain a good image after retirement and avoid causing reasonable doubts to the public about judicial impartiality due to their improper words and deeds. Therefore, the professional ethics of judges should be applied before and after the judge retires.

(3) The room for adjustment of judges’ professional ethics is extensive. The "Basic Code of Professional Ethics for Judges" applies not only to judges' professional conduct, but also to judges' off-professional conduct.

Two: The main contents of judges’ professional ethics

According to the provisions of the “Basic Code of Professional Ethics of Judges”, the main contents of judges’ professional ethics include six aspects, namely, ensuring judicial fairness, improving Six aspects include judicial efficiency, maintaining integrity, observing judicial etiquette, strengthening self-cultivation and restraining outside activities.

Three: Main requirements to ensure judicial fairness

When performing their duties, judges should earnestly achieve substantive fairness and procedural fairness, and reflect fairness through their words and deeds inside and outside the court. Avoid reasonable public doubts about the impartiality of justice. The main ethical principles that judges should follow in ensuring judicial fairness are:

1. The principle of judicial independence.

(1) When performing their duties, judges should be loyal to the Constitution and the law, adhere to and maintain the principle of judicial independence, and be free from interference from any administrative agencies, social groups and individuals, or from any interference from legal provisions. external influence.

(2) In judicial activities, judges should think independently, make independent judgments, and dare to insist on correct opinions.

(3) Judges should respect the independent exercise of judicial powers by other judges and do the following: a. Unless based on the performance of judicial duties or through appropriate procedures, judges shall not comment on cases being heard by other judges, They are not allowed to put forward suggestions and opinions on the handling of cases in which they have an interest; b. They are not allowed to interrogate or interfere with cases being heard by the lower people's courts without authorization; c. They are not allowed to put forward personal suggestions and opinions on the second instance cases to the people's courts at the higher level.

(4) Judges shall not inquire about the trial status and relevant information of cases handled by other judges except for performing judicial duties or management duties.

(5) In the process of hearing cases, judges should avoid being unduly influenced by the news media and public opinion.

2. The principle of neutrality.

(1) During trial activities, in addition to consciously observing the statutory recusal system, if a judge believes that his trial of a certain case may cause the public to have reasonable doubts about the fair judgment of the case, he shall submit that it is inappropriate to hear the case. case request.

(2) The judge should resist the parties, their agents, defenders or persons outside the case who use various social relationships to intercede, and handle the case in accordance with relevant regulations.

(3) The judge shall not violate the wishes of the parties and use unfair means to force the parties to withdraw the case or accept mediation.

(4) During trial activities, a judge shall not meet with a party or his attorney privately.

(5) When performing their duties, judges shall treat the parties and other litigation participants equally, shall not show any discrimination in their words and actions, and shall have the obligation to stop and correct the behavior of litigation participants and other persons. Any discriminatory words or deeds.

3. Avoid bias principle.

(1) During trial activities, judges should avoid subjective bias, abuse of power, and disregard of the law. The judge should fully pay attention to the differences that may arise due to factors such as the ethnicity, race, gender, occupation, religious belief, education level, health status, and place of residence of the parties and other litigation participants, and ensure that all parties to the litigation can exercise their rights equally and fully. rights and substantive rights.

(2) Before pronouncing the verdict, the judge shall not reveal his or her views or attitude towards the verdict through words, expressions or actions.

(3) Judges shall mediate cases in accordance with the law and be careful in their words and deeds to avoid reasonable doubts about their impartiality by the parties and other litigation participants.

4. Principle of professional integrity.

(1) Judges shall not make comments in public places or in the news media that undermine the seriousness and authority of effective judgments. If you think there are problems in the effective judgment or trial work, you can report it to the president of this court or reflect it to the relevant court.

(2) The judge shall not disclose or provide the trial status of the case, the contact information of the judge handling the case and other relevant information to the parties or their agents or defenders; they shall not contact the parties or their agents or defenders. and introduce the judge handling the case.

(3) If a judge is convinced based on the information obtained that other judges may or have violated judges’ professional ethics, or other legal workers may or have violated professional ethics, affecting judicial impartiality, they shall take appropriate measures. Measures shall be reported to relevant departments or agencies.

Four: Main Requirements for Improving Judicial Efficiency

Judges should be diligent and dedicated to the performance of their duties, and should not interfere with the normal performance of their duties due to personal affairs, schedules or other behaviors . In terms of improving judicial efficiency, the main ethical requirements that judges should follow are:

1. Observe time limits.

(1) Judges should abide by the litigation time limit stipulated by law and file, hear and make judgments as soon as possible within the legal time limit.

(2) Judges must put an end to carelessness, unreasonable delays, and delays in work, complete their duties conscientiously, timely, and effectively, and do the following: a. Reasonably arrange various trial matters and improve litigation efficiency. ; b. Pay sufficient attention to the performance of various judicial duties, pay the same prudent attention to all cases handled, and invest reasonable and sufficient time; c. On the premise of ensuring the quality of the trial, pay attention to saving money for the parties involved and their attorneys and defenders’ time, focusing on the effectiveness of matters with other judges and other staff.

2. Diligent management.

(1) During trial activities, judges should supervise parties to comply with litigation procedures and various time limits, and avoid unreasonable or unnecessary delays caused by litigation participants.

(2) When executing an effective legal document, a judge shall take effective measures in accordance with the law and complete the execution as soon as possible.

Five: Main requirements for maintaining integrity

The main moral requirements for judges in maintaining integrity are:

1. Do not abuse the status of a judge.

(1) When performing their duties, judges shall not directly or indirectly use their positions and status to seek any improper benefits.

(2) Judges should properly handle personal affairs and shall not intentionally disclose their status as judges in order to obtain special favors; they shall not use the reputation and influence of judges to seek private interests for themselves, their relatives or others.

2. Integrity and integrity.

(1) A judge shall not accept entertainment, property or other benefits from parties, their agents and defenders.

(2) Judges shall not participate in commercial activities or other economic activities that may cause public distrust in their image of integrity.

2. Manage personal and family financial affairs.

(1) The lifestyle and standards of judges and their family members should be consistent with their positions and incomes.

(2) Judges shall truthfully declare property in accordance with relevant national regulations.

(3) Judges must inform their family members of the requirements of the Judge’s Code of Conduct and professional ethics, and urge their family members not to violate relevant regulations.

3. Not allowed to practice law. Judges may not concurrently serve as lawyers, legal advisors to enterprises, institutions, or individuals; they may not provide advisory opinions and legal opinions to parties, their agents, and defenders on pending cases.

Six: Main requirements for observing judicial etiquette

Judges should strictly abide by various judicial etiquette, maintain good appearance and civilized behavior, and maintain the dignity of the people's court and the good image of the judge . The main moral requirements for judges in observing judicial etiquette are:

1. Respect the personality of others. Judges should respect the personal dignity of the parties and other litigation participants, and do the following: a. Carefully and patiently listen to the opinions expressed by the parties and other litigation participants; unless necessary to maintain court order and trial, they shall not interrupt or interrupt at will during the session. Stop the parties and other litigation participants from speaking; b. Use standard, accurate, and civilized language, and do not make any unfair admonitions or inappropriate words to the parties or other litigation participants.

2. Abide by court rules and judicial etiquette. Judges shall abide by court rules when sitting in court, and supervise all persons in the court to abide by court rules, maintain the dignity of the court, and do the following: a. Wear judge's robes or uniforms and badges in accordance with relevant regulations, and keep them clean; b. Appear in court on time , do not be absent, be late, leave early, and do not come in and out at will; c. Concentrate on the court hearing and do not do anything unrelated to the trial activities.

Seven: Main requirements for strengthening self-cultivation

Judges should strengthen their self-cultivation, have good political and professional qualities and good conduct, faithfully implement the Constitution and laws, and serve the people wholeheartedly . The main moral requirements for judges in this regard are:

1. Judges should have rich social experience and a deep understanding of social reality. Judges should have the concept of being loyal to their duties, handling cases impartially, being upright and not showing favoritism, having the conscience to punish evil and promote good, and promote justice, have the character of integrity, kindness, modesty and prudence, and enjoy a good personal reputation.

2. Judges have the right and obligation to receive education and training, establish a good academic style, study legal principles, acquire new knowledge, improve various judicial skills such as handling court trials, judging evidence, and producing judgment documents, and have the ability to judge The knowledge and professional abilities necessary for the job.

3. In daily life, judges should exercise strict self-discipline, behave well, cultivate high moral integrity, and become a model of observing social ethics and family virtues.

Eight: Main Requirements for Restricting Outside Activities

Judges engaging in various extra-professional activities should avoid causing the public to have reasonable doubts about the judge’s fair administration of justice and integrity, and avoid affecting the judge. Ensure the normal performance of duties and avoid adverse effects on the credibility of the people's courts. The main ethical requirements for judges in extra-professional activities include:

1. Avoid inappropriate behavior.

(1) Judges must put an end to bad habits and behaviors that are contrary to public interests, public order, social ethics and good habits, and may affect the judge's image and fair performance of duties.

(2) Judges should be cautious in entering and leaving social situations, be careful in making friends, and be careful about contacts and interactions with parties, lawyers and people who may affect the image of the judge, so as not to give the public an impression of unfairness or dishonesty. and to avoid possible distress and embarrassment in the performance of their duties.

(3) Judges are not allowed to join organizations with cult properties.

(4) Judges can participate in academic research and other social activities that contribute to legal system construction and judicial reform. However, these activities should be premised on complying with legal provisions, not obstructing impartial administration of justice, maintaining judicial authority, and not affecting trial work.

2. Keep the trial work secret. Judges shall not disclose or use non-public trial information, business secrets, personal privacy and other non-public information obtained during the trial in their activities outside their official duties.

3. Judges are not allowed to join for-profit social organizations or social organizations that may profit from the influence of judges.

4. Restrictions on freedom of speech. When publishing articles or accepting interviews with the media, judges should maintain a cautious attitude and refrain from making inappropriate comments about specific cases and parties, so as to avoid causing the public to have reasonable doubts about judicial impartiality due to inappropriate words.

Nine: Concepts and types of judges’ professional responsibilities

Judges’ professional responsibilities refer to the responsibilities that judges should bear when they violate laws, regulations and judges’ professional ethics. Candidates should focus on mastering the disciplinary sanctions stipulated in the Judges Law.

1. Types of disciplinary action.

Article 33 of the "Judges Law" stipulates that if a judge commits any of the acts listed in Article 32 of the Law, he shall be punished; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be pursued in accordance with the law. Article 34 of the "Judges Law" stipulates that the punishment for judges is divided into: warning, recording of demerits, recording of major demerits, demotion, removal from office, and expulsion. Those who are dismissed from their posts will have their wages and grades reduced at the same time.

2. Behavior worthy of disciplinary action.

Article 32 of the "Judges Law" stipulates that judges shall not engage in the following behaviors: (1) Spread remarks that are detrimental to the country's reputation, join illegal organizations, participate in rallies, marches, demonstrations and other activities aimed at opposing the country , participating in strikes; (2) Corruption and bribery; (3) Bend of the law for personal gain; (4) Extortion of confessions by torture; (5) Concealing evidence or fabricating evidence; (6) Leaking state secrets or trial work secrets; (7) Abusing power and infringing upon citizens , legal persons or other organizations; (8) Neglect of duty, resulting in a wrong case or serious losses to the parties; (9) Deliberately delaying case handling, delaying work; (10) Using authority to seek personal gain for oneself or others; (11) Engaging in For-profit business activities; (12) Meeting the parties and their agents privately, accepting treats and gifts from the parties and their agents; (13) Other illegal and disciplinary behaviors.

Ten: The main contents of prosecutors’ professional ethics

In order to implement the "Implementation Outline for the Construction of Citizen Morality" and comprehensively improve the professional ethics of the prosecutorial team, the Supreme People's Procuratorate in March 2002 The "Professional Code of Ethics for Prosecutors" was promulgated in March, establishing the eight-character professional ethics standards of "loyalty, impartiality, incorruptibility and strictness".

1. Loyalty. Be loyal to the party, the country, the people, the facts and the law, and the people's procuratorial cause, fulfill your duties, and be willing to contribute.

2. Fairness. Advocate the rule of law, be objective and realistic, independently exercise procuratorial power in accordance with the law, insist on equality before the law, and consciously safeguard procedural fairness and substantive fairness.

3. Integrity. Model abide by laws and disciplines, maintain integrity, be indifferent to fame and fortune, not show favoritism, have self-respect, and accept supervision.

4. Strict and strict. Strictly enforce the law, handle cases in a civilized manner, be upright and upright, dare to supervise, dare to correct mistakes, and defend the dignity of the Constitution and law.

Eleven: Professional Responsibilities of Prosecutors

The professional responsibilities of prosecutors focus on disciplinary sanctions.

Article 35 of the "Prosecutors Law" stipulates: Prosecutors shall not engage in the following behaviors:

(1) Spreading remarks that are detrimental to the country's reputation, joining illegal organizations, and participating in activities aimed at opposing Participate in national rallies, parades, demonstrations and other activities, and participate in strikes;

(2) Corruption and bribery;

(3) Bend the law for personal gain;

(4) Torture Forcing a confession;

(5) Concealing evidence or fabricating evidence;

(6) Leaking state secrets or prosecutorial work secrets;

(7) Abusing power, infringing upon The legitimate rights and interests of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations;

(8) Neglect of duty, resulting in a wrong case or serious losses to the parties;

(9) Delay in case handling, delaying work;

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(10) Taking advantage of one’s authority to seek personal gain for oneself or others;

(11) Engaging in for-profit business activities;

(12) Meeting the parties in private and His or her agent shall accept treats and gifts from the parties and their agents;

(13) Other violations of laws and regulations.

Article 36 of the "Prosecutors Law" stipulates: If a prosecutor commits any of the acts listed in Article 35 of this Law, he shall be punished; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be pursued in accordance with the law. Article 37 Punishments include: warning, demerit, major demerit, demotion, dismissal, and expulsion. Those who are dismissed from their posts will have their wages and grades reduced at the same time.

Twelve: Recusal system for judges and prosecutors

Article 16 of the "Judges Law" stipulates that judges have husband-wife relationships, direct blood relationships, collateral blood relationships within three generations, and Those who are close relatives by marriage may not hold the following positions at the same time:

(1) President, vice-president, member of the judicial committee, chief judge, or deputy chief judge of the same people's court;

(2) The president, vice-president, judges and assistant judges of the same people's court;

(3) The president, deputy chief judges, judges and assistant judges of the same trial court;< /p>

(4) The presidents and vice-presidents of the People’s Courts at the two adjacent levels. Article 17 stipulates that within two years after leaving the People's Court, a judge shall not serve as a litigation agent or defender as a lawyer. After a judge leaves office in the People's Court, he shall not serve as a litigation agent or defender in cases handled by the court where he originally served. The spouse and children of a judge may not serve as litigation agents or defenders in cases handled by the court where the judge serves.

Article 19 of the "Prosecutors Law" stipulates that prosecutors who have a husband-wife relationship, a direct blood relationship, a collateral blood relationship within three generations, or a close marriage relationship may not hold the following positions at the same time:

< p>(1) The chief prosecutor, deputy prosecutors, and members of the procuratorial committee of the same People’s Procuratorate;

(2) The chief prosecutor, deputy chief prosecutors, prosecutors, and assistant prosecutors of the same People’s Procuratorate;

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(3) Prosecutors and assistant prosecutors of the same business department;

(4) Chief prosecutors and deputy prosecutors of the People’s Procuratorate at the two adjacent levels.

Article 20 stipulates that within two years after leaving the People's Procuratorate, prosecutors may not serve as litigation agents or defenders as lawyers. After a prosecutor leaves his post at the People's Procuratorate, he shall not serve as a litigation agent or defender in cases handled by the original procuratorate. The spouse and children of a prosecutor shall not serve as litigation agents or defenders in cases handled by the procuratorate where the prosecutor works. Legal professional ethics has the following principles:

1. Adhere to the socialist legal system and achieve social justice.

2. Based on facts and the law, be loyal to facts and laws.

3. Strict discipline and keep secrets.

4. Respect each other and cooperate with each other.

5. Perform duties diligently and conscientiously.

6. Be honest and law-abiding.

7. Set an example and pay attention to self-cultivation.

Types of legal professional liability

Legal professional liability includes disciplinary action, administrative liability, civil liability and criminal liability.

Professional ethics and professional responsibilities of judges and prosecutors