Practical Q&A on the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China

Author: Research Office of the Legal Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: The Marriage Law Study Reader Series includes the Interpretation of the Provisions of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China and Practical Guidelines, as well as Practical Questions and Answers on the Marriage Law. The basic principles stipulated by the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, such as the freedom of marriage, monogamy, and equality between men and women in marriage, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women, children, and the elderly, prohibiting bigamy, and prohibiting abuse and abandonment among family members, are correct. The provisions on the rights and obligations between spouses and family members are basically feasible. They have played a positive role in establishing and maintaining equal, harmonious, and civilized marital and family relationships, maintaining social stability, and promoting the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and social progress. At the same time, with the development of the economy and society, people's concepts have also changed, and some new issues have emerged in marital and family relationships. To further improve China's socialist marital and family system, it is necessary to summarize the implementation experience of the Marriage Law, address existing problems, and make revisions and supplements to the Marriage Law.