The above principle stipulated by law is the principle of equal litigation rights of the parties.
1, ensuring equal litigation status of both parties.
Equal litigation status means equal litigation rights and obligations. In civil litigation, litigants have different names, such as plaintiff, defendant, third party, etc., but their litigation status in the litigation process is equal, regardless of advantages or disadvantages or high or low. Both parties in civil litigation enjoy equal litigation rights and assume equal litigation obligations in civil litigation. The litigant rights of the parties are equal, which is manifested in two situations in civil litigation: first, both parties enjoy some of the same litigant rights, such as the right to entrust an agent, apply for withdrawal, provide evidence, request mediation, debate, appeal and apply for enforcement; Second, both parties enjoy some equal litigation rights, such as the plaintiff's right to file a lawsuit and the defendant's right to refute and counterclaim. Litigation rights and obligations correspond: both parties enjoy equal litigation rights and undertake equal litigation obligations, for example, both parties should exercise litigation rights, perform litigation obligations and abide by litigation procedures according to law. Of course, due to the different roles of the parties in litigation, in some cases, they bear different litigation obligations, and the consequences of not fulfilling their litigation obligations are also different. Therefore, whether from the perspective of litigation rights or litigation obligations, the equal litigation status of both parties does not mean that the litigation rights or litigation obligations are exactly the same.
2. The people's court guarantees the parties to exercise their litigation rights equally.
It is the duty of the people's court to ensure that the parties exercise their litigation rights equally. The people's court is in a leading position in civil litigation, which plays an organization, leadership and decision-making role. It is the duty of the people's court to ensure the equal realization of litigation rights of the parties. The Civil Procedure Law of China stipulates that the plaintiff and the defendant have equal rights and obligations. On the basis of equality in legislation, the people's courts create equal opportunities for the parties to exercise their litigation rights, require the parties to perform their litigation obligations equally, and shall not be partial or discriminatory to either party.
3. All parties are equal in the application of law.
All litigants, regardless of nationality, race, sex, occupation, social background, religious belief, education level, property status and residence period, are equal in the application of laws. All citizens, without exception, should abide by the law, enjoy the rights and fulfill the obligations stipulated by the law. The legitimate rights of all parties should be protected and all illegal acts of all parties should be punished.