The General Principles of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China () is a law in the
PRC
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that was promulgated on April 12, 1986
and came into force on January 1, 1987.
[According to Article 156, "This Law shall come into force on January 1, 1987."] It is heavily influenced by the
German Civil Code
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. It is the main source of civil law in the PRC and seeks to provide a uniform framework for interpreting the PRC's civil laws.
Unlike most
civil law jurisdictions, the PRC didn't not have a comprehensive
civil code until 2021, and attempts to create one by the Chinese government have been difficult and controversial. The "General Principles" include both civil rights and liabilities under civil law, and contains 9 chapters and 156 articles. The chapters deal with the following topics:
# Basic Principles
# Citizen (Natural Person)
# Legal Persons
# Civil Juristic Acts and Agency
# Civil Rights
# Civil Liability
# Limitation of Action
# Application of Law in Civil Relations with Foreigners
# Supplementary Provisions
See also
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Civil Code of People's Republic of China
The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China ( zh, s=中华人民共和国民法典, p=Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Mínfǎ Diǎn), or in short Minfadian ( zh, s=民法典, p=Mínfǎ Diǎn) is the first complete civil code in the People's ...
, passed on May 28, 2020, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
References
Laws of China
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