HISTORIC CODE

正After decades of attempts, China enacts its first Civil Code Jin Ping, a 98-year-old retired law professor of Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing in southwest China, is the last surviving expert to have participated in the first three attempts to draft a civil code in China. The three bids, in 1954, 1962 and 1979, didn't succeed for various reasons, while the fourth undertaking, launched in 2001 with the participation of some of Jin's students, also failed in its mission.     

Straightening out Legal Procedures

<正>China’s top legislature mulls giving the green light to class action litigations The long-awaited amendment of China’s Civil Procedure Law has taken a crucial step.On October 28,the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress(NPC),China’s top legislature,reviewed a draft amendment to the law for the first time.     

SOCIETY

<正>Seasonal Migration Herdsmen guide their sheep to spring pastures from their winter habitat in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,on March 9.Civil Code Preamble The National People’s Congress(NPC),China’s top legislature,has passed the General Provisions of the Civil Law,the opening chapter of a civil code to be enacted in 2020.     

Pie in the Sky

正As China drafts its first law on virtual property rights,experts look at the pros and cons On June 27,a draft of the proposed general rules of civil code was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, for its first reading.One of the stipulations in the draft that is a matter of great public interest is that     

Revised Budget Law——A Reflection of Transformation

THE revisions last August to China’s Budget Law were the first since it took effect in 1995.It has thus taken more than a decade to revise a law so important it has been dubbed the"Economic Constitution."Response to the Demand for Change China’s Budget Law was promulgated in 1994 and took effect in 1995.Over the ensuing two decades Chinese society has witnessed dramatic changes–in economic development,state governance,and also public opinion and understanding of the budget.Social progress     

Fixing Flaws in the Law

China's top legislature has adopted a draft amendment to the Law on Lawyers that will make it easier for lawyers to meet criminal suspects and obtain evidenceA change to China's 11-year-old Law on Lawyers is set to empow- er the country's legal profession. The amendment to the law,which will come into effect on June 1 next year,will allow individuals to open a law firm,improve access to clients and enable lawyers to build a case more easily. Lawyers in China have traditionally lacked power and this has hampered devel- opment of the industry.The amendment could change this and lead to rapid growth in the profession.     

State of Confusion

A revised draft of China’s Law on State Compensation has improved the system but fails to meet expectations On October 23,the revised draft of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on State Compensation finally came out after initial con-     

Refining the Laws on Procedure

<正>China starts to amend the rules relating to court processes Amendment of China’s three major procedural laws—the Criminal Procedure Law,the Civil Procedure Law and the Administrative     

A NEW CHAPTER

正Passage of Civil Code marks a milestone in the rule of law The birth of the Civil Code, an important pil ar of China’s legal system, marks significant progress in the development of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics and the modernization of China’s national governance. The Civil Code exemplifies the rule of law under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).     

WEEKLY WATCH

OPINION What Price Safety? China's new draft Food Safety Law has been published by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,the coun- try's top legislature,for public discussion. According to the draft,producers of substan- dard food products face fines,with the highest amount being 10 or even 20 times the food's price. For years,China only had a food hy-     

SPOTLTGHTS

Legislation to Raise Woman'sPolitical StatusAt least one woman member shouldbe included in each village committee andmore measures should be taken to raisethe political status of Chinese women,according to the draft amendment to theLaw on Protection of Women's Rightsand Interests.The draft amendment was submittedfor the first deliberation to the 16th sessionof the Standing Committee of the Nation-al People's Congress (NPC), China's toplegislature.Although China has made hugeachievement…     

MILESTONES MARK NEW DIRECTION

Laws move China a step further down market March 16 witnessed the approval of the landmark Property Law at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC). This is the first time that equal protection to state and private proper- ties has been enshrined in Chinese law, a move which marks a significant step in the     

More Freedom in Lending

<正>A draft amendment to China’s Banking Law passed on June 24 removed the 75-percent loan-to-deposit ratio stipulation,a regulation index that China has kept for two decades.The decision comes as the government is at pains to channel credit to the real economy to support growth.However,the central bank still has stringent control over the volume of loans issued by commercial banks,which has led to stubbornly high mid-and long-term rates and     

Declaration of Rights Upholding Humanistic Concerns

正March 15,2017,is bound to be viewed as an important day in the history of law in China,as it was on this day that the General Provisions of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China(hereinafter referred to as General Provisions of the Civil Law)were adopted at the fifth Session of the Twelfth National People’s Congress of     

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in China

In recent years, China has adopted a range of legislative, judicial and administrative measures to promote and protect the economic, social and cultural rights of the Chinese people, and its achievements in this regard have aroused worldwide attention. The country has by now developed a complete systemof legislation that serves the purpose. This system takes the Constitution as the core and consists of a full range of laws includ-ing the Labor Law and Education Law.Right to Work China atta…     

MARKET WATCH

In an attempt to boost liquidity, China’s central bank decreases the reserve requirement ratio for the first time in three years. The November purchasing managers index tumbles below the boom-and-bust line of 50 percent, indicating downside growth risks. As they tighten delisting rules on the growth enterprise board, China’s securities regulator tries to protect interests of investors. The Ministry of Commerce has released a development outline for the service trade sector. Chinese shipbuilders face a bumpy road ahead due to weakness in demand. Credit card fever is sweeping through the country, though debt risks still loom large.     

第四单元:中国少数民族题材纪录片(1949-2012)(英文)

China’s ethnological records date back to some of the earliest in history.Ever since Sima Qian’s THE BIOGRAPHY OF SOUTHWEST BARBARIANS was written about ethnic minorities in Southwestern China,the tradition has carried on for thousands of years.One of the first countries to record and study its ethnic culture,China has left a legacy of documentaries for generations to follow.Anthropological Documentaries This category first appeared in the 1930s.LING Chunsheng(1902—1987),after obtaining a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Paris,was among the first generation of anthropologists to turn to films     

Property Law Enacted for People＇s Wellbeing

On the morning of March 16, 2007 the 10th National Peo- ple's Congress passed the Property Law of the People Republic of China(referred to as the Property Law below)with a major- ity of votes.Having gone through 13 years of deliberations and discussions,this law sets a record in China's legislation history as a single bill that has gone through the great- est number of examinations.Enactment of the law has great significance for China's economic reforms,the effort to make China a rule of law country and the safeguarding of people's interests.     

Provide Equal Protection to Property Under All Ownerships

Question: The formulation of Real Rights Law of the People's Republic of China is now a hot topic of debate with- in China's legal community. To the gen- eral public, however, the law is entirely new. Would you tell us the main con- tents of the draft law and what the law means to the Chinese society? Answer: Real right, also known as right of property or property right, refers to the right of a natural person and a corpo- rate entity to the disposition of a certain piece of property. Real…     

Protecting Mother Nature

<正>The Environmental Protection Law,first written 25 years ago,has finally received a much needed update Amining company that polluted a reservoir has recently been punished under China’s new Environmental Protection Law,which took effect on January 1.In August 2014,the Huangchangping Mining Co.in central China’s Hubei Province began trial production of pyrites without formal approval of the local environmental