According to the "Civil Procedure Law", the public hearing system is not absolute, some civil cases if a public hearing, may have negative social effects, even may cause irreparable damage to the nation, and not open. Do not open cases are the following:

1       Cases involving state secrets. The state secrets, including the party's secret, a secret government and military secrets.

2       Cases involving personal privacy.

3       Divorce cases and cases involving commercial secrets, the parties do not apply for an open trial, can not be heard in public. Divorce cases often involved in the emotional and personal life circumstances, the parties do not apply for an open trial, can not be heard in public. Commercial secret, mainly refers to the technical secrets, business intelligence and information, such as production technology, formulation, trade relations, marketing channels, if the parties are unwilling to open business secret. Cases involving commercial secrets will involve the economic benefits of the parties, its impact on legitimate goods production and management of the competition strength, and the people's court may, upon application of the party concerned, decided not to open trial.