Can both parties to a civil dispute film the negotiation process?

Yes, there is no law that the parties to a civil dispute cannot videotape the negotiation process. For citizens, it is free without prohibition, so it can be recorded, and future disputes will be recognized as evidence in court. You can't belong to the audience. If it belongs to the parties, you can apply to the court for some monitoring.

Legal analysis

If mediation is conducted in court, according to the relevant regulations, audio and video recordings are not allowed without the consent of the judge. In other cases, there is no similar mediation law. However, it is necessary to understand a legal provision, that is, when mediating a civil case, the parties' determination of the facts and the amount of compensation cannot be used as the basis for finalizing the case in the subsequent trial. For example, if one party admits to hitting someone with his hand during mediation, even if the other party records and videos, if he denies hitting someone with his hand during the trial, the court will not recognize this video evidence, which is clearly stipulated by law. Therefore, it is legally meaningless to make audio and video recordings during mediation. Any evidence fact has a certain form and is brought into the litigation track. However, not all the contents expressed in the form of specific evidence are evidence related to the case. Material evidence, documentary evidence, testimony, statements of the parties, expert conclusions, investigation records, etc. What is included in the litigation track is the evidence materials for the judicial organs to review and judge. After trial, the evidence related to the facts of the case can be used as the evidence for finalizing the case.

legal ground

Article 9 of the Trial Rules of the People's Court of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be held in public, and citizens may attend. When the attendance seats cannot meet the needs, the people's court may issue the attendance seats in the order of application or by drawing lots or shaking numbers, but priority shall be given to the close relatives of the parties or other interested parties to attend the case. The following persons are not allowed to attend: (1) witnesses, experts and people with special knowledge who are ready to appear in court to express their opinions; (two) minors without the approval of the people's court; (three) refused to accept the safety inspection; (4) Drunken people, mental patients or other people with abnormal mental state; (5) Other persons who may endanger court security or disturb court order. No unit or individual may organize personnel to participate in public trials that can seal criminal records according to law. Unless otherwise provided by law, no one may participate in a court hearing that is not open according to law.