Sun, 06 Dec 2020 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
The #MeToo campaign, now a global movement, has reverberated around China, as China cracks down on sexual harassment in its first-ever civil code.
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Sun, 06 Dec 2020 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
China promulgated its first Civil Code in May 2020, which includes seven parts, i.e., General Principles, Real Rights, Contracts, Personality Rights, Marriage and Family, Succession, Liability for Tort, and Supplementary Provisions.
Sun, 29 Nov 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
China's Guiding Cases are different from case law, and in essence, belong to statutory law.
Sun, 29 Nov 2020 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Chinese voters can elect deputies to the primary people's congresses, and the people's congresses can elect their heads at the same level and deputies to people's congresses at the next higher level, while the President of the State is elected by the National People's Congress.
Sun, 29 Nov 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In Jan. 2018, a Chinese local court accepted a case on recognition and enforcement of a Kenyan judgment, but the applicant withdrew the application afterwards.
Sun, 22 Nov 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
A recent survey of a Chinese local court shows how Chinese courts hear cases concerning the recognition and enforcement of foreign divorce judgments.
Sun, 22 Nov 2020 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Yes, photographs taken automatically from hot-air balloons can be copyrighted under Chinese law, just like those created by human beings, as indicated in a Chinese court ruling in April 2020.
Sun, 15 Nov 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Guiding Case System and Similar Case Retrieval System are established to unify the application of law and restrict the discretion of judges.
Sun, 15 Nov 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In March 2019, Xiangyang Intermediate People's Court, Hubei Province, rendered a ruling to recognize the damages awarded by a Polish criminal judgment in Santint Poland Sp. zo.o.v. Zhang pawuleikedan.
Sat, 07 Nov 2020 Insights Guiqiang LIU 刘桂强
When it comes to the stage of recognition and enforcement, limitation period is a decisive factor but can be easily ignored by the winning parties.