Russia's Supreme Court Chief Seeks China's AI Legal Expertise
The head of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation requested assistance from Chinese AI. Supreme Court President Igor Krasnov asked the Chinese Ministry of Justice to share its experience on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) during a meeting with the head of the agency, He Zhong, in Beijing, according to Interfax.
Consensus
- Igor Krasnov, Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court, met with China's Minister of Justice He Zhun during a visit to Beijing.
- Krasnov proposed increasing exchange of knowledge, experience, and professional practices between Russian and Chinese specialists in AI application within the justice sector.
- Krasnov expressed awareness of China's advancements in electronic systems for round-the-clock legal services.
- The meeting included a visit to the Beijing Financial Court and the 'Smart Court' laboratory at China's Supreme People's Court.
- China's judicial AI systems use AI, blockchain, and big data for document analysis, precedent retrieval, case prediction, and risk assessment.
- Russia has approved a Concept for AI integration in judicial activities, with safeguards for human rights and freedoms.
- AI in China's courts assists in converting scanned documents into electronic forms, analyzing claims, and forecasting case outcomes.
Points of divergence
- Krasnov visited the 'Smart Court' lab at China's Supreme People's Court, which coordinates training and deployment of a specialized AI platform used for analyzing judicial documents, preparing reports, contextual legal search, and precedent selection. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Krasnov mentioned that he approved the AI integration Concept in September 2026, which includes guarantees for human rights and freedoms when using neural networks in judicial proceedings. — vedomosti
- The China Ministry of Justice announced steps in September 2026 related to integrating physical offices, hotline, and online services for continuous legal service delivery, with AI, blockchain, and big data. — interfax
- The Beijing Financial Court was established in December 2020 and has handled 43,000 cases totaling 538 trillion yuan since March 2021, with 64% being civil and 7% administrative cases. — interfax
- The Beijing Financial Court has handled 1,331 cases involving foreign parties from 49 countries, including five related to Russia. — interfax
- Krasnov inquired about the number of cases per judge at the Beijing Financial Court. — interfax
Coverage (4 sources)
- Head of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation assessed the digitalization of Chinese courts — Интерфакс
- Head of Russia's Supreme Court requested help from Chinese AI — The Moscow Times
- Krasnov proposed to China's Ministry of Justice to exchange experience on implementing AI in justice — Ведомости
- Krasnov proposed to China's Ministry of Justice to exchange experience on implementing AI in the justice sector — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Supreme Court
- China
- Igor Krasnova
- China
- Ministry of Justice
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Shanghai
- Interfax
- Beijing
- International Arbitration Court
- High People's Court