The civil code of the People's Republic of China / Meng Wan [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wan, Meng, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil law.

Civil law--China.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2022]

Summary:

This book consists of 7 parts and 1,260 articles, each part in turn being the General Provisions, Real Rights, Contracts, Personal and Personality Rights, Marriage and Family, Succession, Tort Liability, and the By-laws, which came into force on January 1, 2021. The codification of the Civil Code is a comprehensive and systematic compilation and revision of the existing civil legal norms of China, which were formulated in different periods of time. The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China is recognized as a declaration and guarantee of civil rights in China. This book is characterized by the addition of article-by-article purpose on the basis of legal articles, systematically indicating the main content of each article, so that readers can easily and clearly understand the content of the articles.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Order of the President of the People's Republic of China

THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Book One General Part

Chapter Ⅰ General Provisions

Chapter Ⅱ Natural Persons

Section 1 Capacity to Enjoy Civil Rights and Engage in Civil Acts

Section 2 Guardianship

Section 3 Declaration of Missing Person and Declaration of Death

Section 4 Individual Industrial and Commercial Households and Rural-Land Contractual Management Households

Chapter Ⅲ Legal Persons

Section 1 General Rules

Section 2 For-Profit Legal Persons

Section 3 Non-Profit Legal Persons

Section 4 Special Legal Persons

Chapter Ⅳ Unincorporated Entities

Chapter Ⅴ Civil Rights

Chapter Ⅵ Civil Juristic Acts

Section 2 Expression of Intent

Section 3 Effect of Civil Juristic Acts

Section 4 A Civil Juristic Act Subject to Condition or Term

Chapter Ⅶ Agency

Section 2 Agency Created by Contract

Section 3 Termination of Agency

Chapter Ⅷ Civil Liability

Chapter Ⅸ Limitation of Actions

Chapter Ⅹ Calculating Time Period

Book Two Real Rights

Part One General Provisions

Chapter Ⅰ General Rules

Chapter Ⅱ Creation, Modification, Transfer, and Extinction of Real Rights

Section 1 Registration of Immovable Property

Section 2 Delivery of Movable Property

Section 3 Other Rules

Chapter Ⅲ Protection of Real Rights

Part Two Ownership

Chapter Ⅳ General Rules

Chapter Ⅴ State Ownership, Collective Ownership and Private Ownership

Chapter Ⅵ Condominium Ownership

Chapter Ⅶ Neighboring Relations

Chapter Ⅷ Co-Ownership

Chapter Ⅸ Special Provisions on Acquisition of Title

Part Three Usufructs

Chapter Ⅹ General Rules

Chapter Ⅺ Right to Contractual Land Management.

Chapter Ⅻ Right to Use of Land for Construction

Chapter ⅫⅠ Right to Use of Homesite

Chapter ⅪⅤ Right of Habitation

Chapter ⅩⅤ Easements

Part Four Security Interests

Chapter ⅩⅤⅠ General Rules

Chapter ⅩⅦ Mortgages

Section 1 General Mortgages

Section 2 Revolving Mortgage

Chapter ⅩⅧ Pledges

Section 1 Pledge Over Movable Property

Section 2 Pledge Over Rights

Chapter ⅩⅨ Liens

Part Five Possession

Chapter ⅩⅩ Possession

Book Three Contracts

Chapter Ⅱ Conclusion of Contracts

Chapter Ⅲ Effectiveness of Contracts

Chapter Ⅳ Performance of Contracts

Chapter Ⅴ Preservation of Contracts

Chapter Ⅵ Alteration and Assignment of Contracts

Chapter Ⅶ Termination of Contractual Rights and Obligations

Chapter Ⅷ Liability for Breach of Contract

Part Two Typical Contracts

Chapter Ⅸ Sales Contracts

Chapter Ⅹ Supply and Use Contracts for Electricity, Water, Gas, and Heat

Chapter Ⅺ Gift Contracts

Chapter Ⅻ Loan Contracts

Chapter ⅫⅠ Guaranty Contracts

Section 2 Guaranty Liability

Chapter ⅪⅤ Lease Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅤ Finance Lease Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅥ Factoring Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅦ Contracts for [Hired] Work

Chapter ⅩⅧ Contracts for Construction Project

Chapter ⅪⅩ Transport Contracts

Section 2 Passenger Transport Contracts

Section 3 Carriage of Goods Contracts

Section 4 Multimodal Transport Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅩ Technology Contracts

Section 2 Technology Development Contracts

Section 3 Technology Transfer Contracts and Technology Licensing Contracts

Section 4 Technology Consulting Contracts and Technology Services Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅪ Deposit Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅫ Warehousing Contracts.

Chapter ⅩⅩⅢ Mandate Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅩⅣ Property Service Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅩⅤ Commission Agency Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅩⅥ Brokerage Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅩⅦ Partnership Contracts

Part Three Quasi-Contracts

Chapter ⅩⅩⅧ Negotiorum Gestio

Chapter ⅩⅩⅨ Unjust Enrichment

Book Four Personal and Personality Rights

Chapter Ⅱ Right to Life, Right to Bodily Integrity, and Right to Health

Chapter Ⅲ Right to Name and Right to Entity Name

Chapter Ⅳ Right to Likeness

Chapter Ⅴ Right to Reputation and Right to Honor

Chapter Ⅵ Right to Privacy and Protection of Personal Information

Book Five Marriage and Family

Chapter Ⅱ Entry Into Matrimony

Chapter Ⅲ Familial Relations

Section 1 Spousal Relations

Section 2 Relations Between Parents and Children, and Relations Among Other Near Relatives

Chapter Ⅳ Divorce

Chapter Ⅴ Adoption

Section 1 Creation of Adoptive Relationship

Section 2 Effect of Adoption

Section 3 Reversal of Adoptive Relationship

Book Six Succession

Chapter Ⅱ Intestate Succession

Chapter Ⅲ Testate Succession and Testamentary Gift

Chapter Ⅳ Disposition of Estate

Book Seven Tort Liability

Chapter Ⅱ Damages

Chapter Ⅲ Special Provisions on Persons Held Liable

Chapter Ⅳ Product Liability

Chapter Ⅴ Liability for Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVAs)

Chapter Ⅵ Liability for Medical Malpractice

Chapter Ⅶ Liability for Environmental Pollution and Ecological Damage

Chapter Ⅷ Liability for Ultra-Hazardous Activities

Chapter Ⅸ Liability for Harm Caused by Domestic Animals

Chapter Ⅹ Liability for Harm Caused by Buildings and Objects

Supplementary Provisions

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Wan, Meng The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

ISBN:

981-19-2794-4