In modern times, the codification of the entire civil law has become a rare phenomenon. Nevertheless, Chinese lawmakers have decided to create the first Civil Code in the history of PRC and set out an ambitious timeline to achieve this goal. In the process of construction, the future Chinese Civil Code will principally follow the Pandectist System and, in particular, contain a General Part. On 15th March 2017, the General Part was enacted, as scheduled, in the form of a single statute for the time being. By 2020, the other books covering the law of personality, obligations, property law,...
In modern times, the codification of the entire civil law has become a rare phenomenon. Nevertheless, Chinese lawmakers have decided to create the fir...