China Justice Observer

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

Yes, China has a criminal code.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

As of December 31, 2020, there are more than 522,000 lawyers in China.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

In China, if a person commits a crime, he may be sentenced to the following penalties.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

Sexual harassment in the workplace is not necessarily a crime in China.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

Sexual harassment is a crime and a tort in China.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

Rape is a criminal offence, not only a civil assault. The worst rapists may be sentenced to death pursuant to Chinese criminal law.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

According to Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, the aim of China’s Criminal Law is to use criminal punishments to fight against all criminal acts.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

On 8 June 2021, China Justice Observer released the 2021 version of List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. To date, we have collected 72 cases involving China and 24 foreign States and regions.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

No. Chinese judges only apply statutory law. However, China's Supreme People's Court is trying to establish a certain degree of "case law."

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

China promulgated its first-ever Civil Code (民法典) in May 2020.