First of all, from the perspective of litigation subjects, online litigation subjects include people's courts, parties and other litigation participants, and criminal cases include people's procuratorates, which is consistent with the scope of traditional litigation subjects;

Secondly, judging from the way of litigation, online litigation is conducted through the network, which includes "Internet" and "private network". Under normal circumstances, online litigation of civil and administrative cases is mainly completed on the Internet. The parties can submit electronic litigation materials and hold court sessions online through their mobile phones and computers, while criminal cases are generally conducted through private networks, which is conducive to effective connection with relevant information platforms of public security and procuratorial organs.

Thirdly, from the perspective of platform carrier, online litigation activities mainly rely on electronic litigation platform. At present, the familiar "China Mobile Micro-Court" and the online litigation platforms built by local courts are all electronic litigation platforms; Finally, from the form of expression, whether it is "full process online" or "partial litigation online", it is the form of online litigation. For example, some cases are filed offline, but mediation is conducted online; Some parties take the initiative to take the form of online trial due to epidemic situation, different places and other reasons, which belongs to online litigation. Generally speaking, online litigation has rich connotations and various forms, which can be flexibly used according to the specific circumstances of the case in practice.