Abstract: | The Supreme People's Court has recently enacted the Supplementary Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the People's Courts' Recognition of Civil Judgments by the Relevant Courts of the Taiwan Region, which went into effect as of the date of promulgation on May 14. The supplementary provisions is yet another important set of judicial interpretations made by the Supreme People' s Court to facilitate implementation of the relevant provisions of the Agreement on Cross-Straits Mutual Assistance in Cracking Down on Crimes for mutual recognition and execution of civil judgments and arbitral awards (arbitral decisions), maintain the legitimate rights and interests of the compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, and promote cross-Straits relations and peaceful development. |