As an important component of the modern national governance system

the core of judicial governance lies in the effective realization of the social function of justice. The social function of justice refers to the court’s ability to resolve social disputes and implement public policies through the use of its litigation status and the influence of typical cases. Influenced by the social demands of the transition period and the modernization model of the rule of law in China

the judiciary and other modes of social governance have been mixed and blended

resulting in the generalization and abuse of the social function of the judiciary

which is mainly manifested as follows: first

the social function of the judiciary has been generalized and understood as the social effects of the judiciary; second

extra-case factors interfere with the judiciary in a more subtle way; third

social change has brought about obstacles to the operation of the traditional mode of judicial governance

which is also a major challenge affecting the effectiveness of judicial governance. The main solutions to this problem include adhering to the "finite doctrine" of the social function of the judiciary

using legal methods to incorporate public policy into adjudication

and improving judicial governance in line with the goal of building a smart society.