Jurisdiction over disputes over the right to life

Legal analysis: most of the lawsuits brought by disputes over the right to life, health and body are tort lawsuits, which are under the jurisdiction of the people's court in the place where the tort is committed or where the defendant is domiciled according to the provisions of the Civil Procedure Law. The "place of infringement" as mentioned in this article includes the place where the infringement was committed and the place where the infringement result occurred.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law.

Article 21 A civil action brought against a citizen shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the defendant's domicile; If the defendant's domicile is inconsistent with his habitual residence, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of habitual residence. A civil lawsuit brought against a legal person or other organization shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the defendant is domiciled. Where the domiciles and habitual residences of several defendants in the same lawsuit are under the jurisdiction of two or more people's courts, they shall be under the jurisdiction of each people's court.

Article 28 A lawsuit brought for infringement shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court in the place where the infringement occurred or where the defendant has his domicile.