Core Insights - The Ministry of Justice released the "Administrative Review Work White Paper (2024)", highlighting significant trends in administrative disputes and resolutions in China [1][2]. Group 1: Administrative Review Statistics - The number of new administrative review cases received by various levels of administrative review agencies reached 749,600 in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 94.7%, which is 2.5 times the number of first-instance administrative cases in courts [2] - The total number of concluded administrative review cases was 641,000, reflecting an 82.1% year-on-year growth [2] - Administrative review cases are predominantly concentrated in economically developed provinces, with 17 provinces receiving over 10,000 cases, accounting for more than 83.2% of the total [2] Group 2: Areas of High Administrative Disputes - The most frequent areas of administrative disputes are market regulation and public security, with the top five categories of cases being: market regulation (163,000 cases, 29.5%), public security (125,000 cases, 22.6%), natural resources (39,000 cases, 7.1%), human resources and social security (27,000 cases, 4.9%), and financial supervision (26,000 cases, 4.7%) [3][4] - In terms of administrative behavior, the most common cases involve complaint handling (161,000 cases, 29.2%), administrative penalties (130,000 cases, 23.5%), government information disclosure (105,000 cases, 19.1%), administrative inaction (48,000 cases, 8.7%), and administrative confirmation (22,000 cases, 4.0%) [3] Group 3: Resolution and Correction Rates - The direct correction rate for administrative reviews was reported at 12.1%, with 58,000 cases corrected through various means such as changes, cancellations, and confirmations of illegality [6] - A total of 168,000 cases were resolved through mediation and reconciliation, achieving a settlement rate of 26.3% [4] - After administrative review, 90.3% of cases did not proceed to litigation or petition processes, with a year-on-year increase of 13.5 percentage points in case resolution rates [4] Group 4: Focus on Enterprise-related Law Enforcement - Administrative review agencies have intensified efforts to supervise unlawful and improper law enforcement actions affecting enterprises, correcting over 6,500 such cases [5] - Specific instances include the correction of wrongful administrative penalties that saved enterprises over 10 million yuan [5] - The white paper emphasizes the importance of maintaining consistency in legal policies to support the construction of a unified market [5]
市场监管、公安部门行政争议高发,司法部发布行政复议白皮书
Nan Fang Du Shi Bao·2025-07-01 15:17