On the Coordination and Integration of First Instance and Appellate Instance of Civil Litigation in China

The realization of justice and efficiency in civil litigation cannot be separated from the scientific construction of civil litigation procedure mechanism, especially the coordination and integration of procedure mechanism. To perfect the reform of the first instance and appellate instance of civil litigation in China, the relationship between the general procedure and simple procedure should be made clear, the central status of first instance trial of fact be guaranteed and the conditions of appellate be reasonably restricted.