China Legal Trends

China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.

As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.

China-Congo Bilateral Treaty on Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters Ratified

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In October 2022, China ratifies the Treaty between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of the Congo on Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters.

China Amends Animal Husbandry Law

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In October 2022, China passed the second amendment of the Animal Husbandry Law, which will come into force in March 2023.

China Ratifies the China-Morocco Bilateral Treaty on Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ratified

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In October 2022, China ratifies the Treaty between the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Morocco on Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters.

China Enacts Yellow River Protection Law

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In October 2022, China’s legislature passed the Yellow River Protection Law, which aims to protect the birth place of Chinese civilization.

China-Ecuador Bilateral Treaty on Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters Ratified

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In October 2022, China ratifies the Treaty between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Ecuador on Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters.

China Revises Law on Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In October 2022, China passed the third amendment of the Law on the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests, adding provisions to protect women against sexual harassment.

China Requires to Provide Works to the Dyslexic in an Accessible Way

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2022, the National Copyright Administration of China issued the “Interim Provisions on Providing Works to the Dyslexic in an Accessible Way”, requiring the provision of accessible format copies of works to the dyslexic.

China Ratifies Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In October 2022, China ratifies the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation (the “Beijing Convention”) with some reservations.