Milestone civil code poised to make history
(WorldNews China)

At the beginning of this year, some of my lawyer friends shared a copy of the draft civil code on the messaging app WeChat and it carried this message－`Mark the milestone. A draft with 1,260 articles! Too much to learn`. At this year`s two sessions, China`s first draft civil code was finally submitted for review after a lengthy gestation period. The draft consists of general provisions and six individual sections on property, contracts, personality rights, marriage and family, inheritance and torts. If everything goes well, the civil code is expected to be adopted on Thursday when the annual session of the National People`s Congress, the country`s top legislature, closes. While talking about...