Chinese judge labels Donald Trump 'enemy of the rule of law' over response to 'Muslim ban' suspension ruling

Supreme People's Court Judge He Fan attacks President in blog over Twitter insults branding James Robart 'ridiculous' for blocking travel restriction order

Protests against Trump's controversial order have broken out across the US (Spencer Platt/Getty)

A top Chinese judge has labelled Donald Trump a “public enemy of the rule of law” over his insults directed at a US judge who suspended the President's travel ban.

Supreme People's Court Judge He Fan's blog post came after Trump went on Twitter to denigrate James Robart as a “so-called judge” whose “ridiculous” decision opened the country to potential terror attacks.

In his post, dated Sunday, He wrote that under the US system's separation of powers, a president who is dealt a judicial defeat should bear the loss silently rather than lash out at the judge in question.

Recent remarks by China's top judge that the concept of judicial independence was an “erroneous Western ideal” unsuited to China have re-ignited debates on the topic within Chinese legal communities.

AP