What is the difference between a court’s civil mediation letter and a judgment?

1. Different ways of resolving disputes.

The civil mediation document reflects the content of the people's court's mediation in accordance with the law and the voluntary and legal agreement between the two parties; the civil judgment document reflects the content of the people's court's resolution of disputes in the form of judgment in accordance with the law.

2. The will reflected is different.

Civil mediation documents, under the premise of being legal, mainly reflect the will of both parties and are the people’s court’s confirmation of the agreement voluntarily reached by both parties in accordance with the law; civil judgments reflect the will of the people’s court, that is, the state’s will.

3. The time when legal effect occurs is different.

The civil mediation document will become legally effective after it is signed by both parties; the first-instance civil judgment will only become legally effective after the appeal period has expired and the parties do not appeal.

4. The applicable conditions are different.

A civil mediation letter is a legal document applicable when the people's court conducts mediation in accordance with the law and promotes the parties to voluntarily and legally reach an agreement to resolve disputes and recognizes it. A civil judgment is a legal document that is applicable when the people's court hears a case and makes a judgment on the case in accordance with the law.

5. The reflected content and document format are different.

The format of the civil mediation letter is relatively simple and the content is concise; the format of the civil judgment is relatively complex and the content is detailed.

Extended information:

Civil judgments are divided into three categories

1. First-instance judgment

The civil judgment in the first-instance procedure is also called A first-instance civil judgment is a judgment issued by the people's court on behalf of the country when it exercises judicial power to handle civil cases and economic dispute cases accepted by the country in accordance with the country's civil laws, regulations or economic disputes after the completion of the trial in accordance with the first-instance ordinary procedures or simplified procedures stipulated in the Civil Procedure Law. Laws, regulations, and legally binding written decisions to resolve the substantive issues of a case.

2. Second-instance judgment

The civil judgment in the second-instance procedure is also called the second-instance civil judgment. It is a civil judgment of the people's court at the intermediate level or above filed against the parties who are dissatisfied with the civil judgment of the first-instance court. After an appealed civil case or economic dispute case is heard in accordance with the second-instance procedure stipulated in the Civil Procedure Law, a written decision to maintain or change the first-instance civil judgment shall be made in accordance with the law.

3. Retrial Judgment

A civil judgment in the trial supervision process, also known as a retrial civil judgment, is a legal judgment that has occurred between the People's Court and the People's Court at a higher level against this court or the People's Court at a higher level against the People's Court at a lower level. If an effective civil judgment or mediation agreement is found to be indeed erroneous, or based on the re-application of the parties that meet the statutory conditions, or based on the protest of the People's Procuratorate, and in accordance with the trial supervision procedures stipulated in the Civil Procedure Law, the dispute between the parties to the lawsuit will be determined after a retrial. power and obligation relationship, and make a written decision to reconfirm the processing.

Reference materials:

Civil Judgment - Baidu Encyclopedia