Civil Code of the People's Republic of China (Practical Edition)

Author: General Office of the State Council for Law and Regulation
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Publishing Date: 2006-07-01
Features: The main content of the "General Principles of Civil Law" includes civil subjects, civil legal acts and agency, civil rights, civil liabilities, statute of limitations, and the legal application of foreign civil relationships, among others. Laws such as the "Marriage Law," "Inheritance Law," "Contract Law," "Guarantee Law," and "Company Law" serve as extensions of the "General Principles of Civil Law," providing specific legal frameworks for various civil fields. However, they must still adhere to the fundamental principles and basic systems established in the "General Principles of Civil Law." In a nutshell, the "General Principles of Civil Law" is inextricably linked to daily socio-economic life. It aims to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and legal persons in civil activities and provides basic guidelines for the civil activities of civil subjects and the civil judicial activities of judicial organs in China. It is the fundamental and foundational law of civil and commercial law in China.