小额诉讼是当前司法审判实践“案多人少”背景之下新增于我国民事诉讼法的一项诉讼制度,它把简易高效地审结小额简单案件同时又不失程序公正作为价值追求。目前,小额诉讼制度正处于各基层法院的实践过程中。本文将立足于重庆市基层法院的实践情况,对小额诉讼的案件适用、机构设置、程序运行等方面做相关分析。 The lawsuit system is a litigation system newly added in our country’s civil procedure law under the background of the current judicial trial “case with few people ”. It combines the simple and efficient conclusion of small and simple cases without losing the procedural fairness pursue. At present, the system of petty litigation is in the process of practicing grassroots courts. This article will be based on the practice of grassroots courts in Chongqing City, and make relevant analysis on the application of cases of small amount of litigation, establishment of institutions and operation of procedures.