Last year, I blogged about two online sources that are designated by China‘s 2015 revised Law on Legislation to officially publish Chinese laws, regulations, and rules (collectively “legislative documents”): National People’s Congress (NPC) website: designated by article 58 of the Law on Legislation to publish laws adopted by the NPC and its Standing Committee; and Chinese Government …
A Chinese scientist recently claimed to have edited the DNA of human embryos and created the world’s first genetically edited babies, although his claim has not been verified so far. Chinese authorities reportedly said the incident as reported by the media “blatantly violated China’s relevant laws and regulations,” and ordered an investigation into the scientist’s claim. …
A few years ago, I posted a series of Chinese legal research guides on this blog: Who Makes What?, Administrative Regulations and Departmental Rules, and Official Publication of Chinese Law. The first two posts discussed the various types of documents that have the force of law under the Chinese Law on Legislation: laws made by the National People’s Congress …
The following is an interview with Yichao Zhang, a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Changsha, a beautiful and energetic city located in the south central part of China. I received my bachelor of laws degree at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and my master of laws …
I was recently doing research for a patron on marriage law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), and I found the method used by the Chinese marriage law in calculating degrees of kinship very unique. Marriage law usually prohibits blood relatives within certain degrees of blood relatedness to get married. First cousins, …
Here at the Law Library of Congress we are frequently asked about different aspects of family law. When asked about Chinese family law, one of the questions that I have found more difficult to answer relates to the documents needed to prove that a divorce has taken place in China. Proving a Chinese divorce can …
