Rhetoric and reality: litigation rights of Chinese disabled people

This article discusses the impact of China’s latest judicial reform on disabled people. In 2018, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPCC) issued judicial reform documents for courts attempting to guarantee disabled people equal access to litigation rights. One year later, reform has provided only partial improvements for disabled people. The legal hierarchy of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of the Disabled (LPRCPD) limits reform. The weakness of the Litigation Rights of disabled people has a negative influence on basic rights, including rights to equal employment and education. It is imperative to make targeted modifications to relevant laws, including Civil Procedure Law of China (CPLC).