China Justice Observer

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

On 11 Nov. 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the latest revision of the Copyright Law. 

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

In China, the National People's Congress(NPC) and its Standing Committee enact laws.

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

China has no common law. Instead, China has mainly a civil law system.

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 Insights Zilin Hao 郝梓林

In Chinese judicial practices, unless the jurisdictional clause clearly stipulates that is "non-exclusive", it is more likely that the agreement of jurisdiction would be deemed as "exclusive". 

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Xinzhu Li 李欣烛

The consolidated list provides website links of some major Chinese courts. We will keep the list updated and relevant.

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋

To learn more about Chinese legal and judicial system, you can visit the websites of official bodies and institutions, as well as news websites with official background.

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 China Legal Trends Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

Shortly, the Asian Business Law Institute will release an ambitious publication titled Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments.

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 Insights Zilin Hao 郝梓林

The Court of Appeal of New Zealand ruled in 2016 to enforce a Chinese judgment to its full value, which marks the first time that a Chinese monetary judgment has been enforced in New Zealand. 

Fri, 29 May 2020 China Legal Trends Huo Zhengxin 霍政欣

The PRC Civil Code (中华人民共和国民法典) was adopted on 28 May 2020, and will take effect on 1 Jan., 2021.

Thu, 21 May 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

Full texts of China's bilateral treaties on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and other judicial assistance matters are now available. The information comes from the website of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs.