Essentials and Reference Guidance of Marriage, Family, and Inheritance Law

Author: Wang Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Taking into account the breadth of coverage and the key and challenging issues in judicial practice, this series of books is the first to select eighteen commonly used legal categories, each compiled into a separate volume. The series organizes the issues listed under each legal category into two parts: "Essentials" and "Basis Guidance." The "Essentials" section presents questions (main purposes of provisions) set according to current legal documents and other difficult issues summarized from judicial practice. On the surface, these questions may not appear as targeted as those in Q&A or case-based formats, and some even resemble dry terms. However, these questions are precisely the "points" of each legal category, as any issue in a specific legal category in practice can be categorized under these points. The content of the questions is not written in the lengthy style of academic monographs or papers but is presented in the form of expert opinions, concisely explaining legal principles and highlighting key considerations in judicial practice.
The "Basis Guidance" section lists as comprehensively as possible the specific legal bases related to each question. In China, legal bases are multi-tiered, including laws enacted by the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee, administrative regulations, departmental rules, and normative documents passed by the State Council and its departments, as well as judicial interpretations issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Among these bases, laws naturally have the highest authority. However, some legal provisions are relatively general, and the interpretation and handling of many practical issues require supplementary guidance from administrative and judicial authorities. Therefore, the "Basis Guidance" section clearly identifies the names, publication dates, and issuing departments of all relevant bases, along with the specific provisions applicable to each essential question. (For some longer questions or those involving uncommon professional issues that require referencing the full text of the basis, space constraints prevent full inclusion. The reader can find the full basis details in the subsequent specific questions or other legal compendiums.)
With the clear framework of the essential questions, authoritative expert opinions on legal principles, and detailed, specific legal bases, the series establishes a complete and coherent structure for each legal category. We believe this innovative format for legal books can significantly meet the practical needs of legal professionals and serve as a convenient and useful reference.
It should be noted that due to the wide range of legal categories covered in this series, the workload of compilation was substantial. Authors came from various backgrounds, including judicial practice, teaching, and research, belonging to different industries and specialties. Although we strove for uniformity in the compilation format, there are noticeable differences in language style and expression across different volumes. Additionally, the cutoff date for the materials used in this series is November 2004. We hope that experts and legal practitioners will provide timely and valuable feedback to address any issues mentioned above, so that they can be revised and corrected in future editions.