China’s legal system could be regarded as a civil law system, including three levels, state laws, administrative regulations and local statutes.
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Please note that there is no official translation of Chinese law in English. Most translated versions available online are for reference only.
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国家法律法规数据库 (click to visit)
The National Database of Laws and Regulations was launched in February 2021, with its aim to facilitate access of legal services by the general publics. All PRC laws, judicial documents, regulations of different states and other relevant information can be obtained via this site.
全国人大常委会公报 (click to visit)
Being the highest legislative body in the country, contents of documents on the recent annual session held by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会) can be found on this website, regarding updates on legislative decisions made by the committee. Availability of contents start from 2018 to the present. Chinese version of the site was originated in 2005, while English version was launched in 2006.
中华人民共和国国务院公报 (click to visit)
This Gazette published by the State Council of the PRC concerns all legislative decisions and orders announced by the Council, with legal notices and updates. This site offers archival collection of table of contents of the Gazettes dated back to 1954 to the present.
最高人民法院公报 (click to visit)
Originated in 1985, this Gazette is published by the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC and regarded as an important publication on judicial information by the Court. A full archive of table of contents can be found on this site.
最高人民检察院公报 (click to visit)
Published by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the PRC, this Gazette offers latest updates of decisions made by the unit, including regular work review, list of appointment and etc. Index of the title can be found on this site, dating back to 2010.
Founded by the Peking University in 1985, PKULAW serves as a reputable tool in the field by providing all-inclusive resources of PRC legal information, including laws and regulations, cases, judicial interpretations. The English Library of PKULAW provides the English translations of laws and regulations for research reference.
Access Path: Select "法律法规" / English > Laws & Regulations
Lexis China offers comprehensive resources including Chinese laws and regulations, case law, judicial interpretations, commentaries and news. Searches can be done by keywords or filtering of listed information. Selected content are provided with English translation in the database.
Access Path: 高级搜索 > 政策法规
PrimeLaw contains mainland legislation with advanced search engine, where you can search with keywords, or add filters to limit the results. Selected legislation are translated into English. Contents are also categorized by subjects, industries, effect level, geographical regions, date, validity status, and authorities for a handy browse.
Access Path: "Mainland Legislation" tab
Provided by Thomson Reuters, a wide range of resources on laws and regulations of China can be obtained. Please note that this database is set to sunset by the end of 2022.
Access Path: "Laws & Regulations" tab
*For a full list of subscribed databases on Chinese law, please visit the Libraries' Electronic Resources page.
Gazettes (國家公告) published by different government departments or agencies of the PRC can be found in HKU Libraries’ Collection. Below are some key titles:
Provides texts of enactments of the NPC and its Standing Committee, administrative regulations enacted by the State Council, and selected guizhang (規章) made by State Council departments; 3 issues monthly, with table of contents in English.
Contains judicial interpretation documents and instructions of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, speeches and reports relating to procuratorial work, and selected case summaries; published irregularly.
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WorldLII (click to visit)
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