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Banking & Finance
International Money Laundering Information Network - China

Internet Law Library: China

More Sites
Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
Mainly Chinese, Japanese and Korean Resources.

Chinese Studies Web Resources - University of Toronto

Chinese Studies WWW Virtual Library - East Asian Collection, University of Melbourne Library

FindLaw: China

Tsinghua University - Links to Online Library Catalogues
In Chinese.

Commercial Law
China Contract Law Forum

CLRS Online
Some areas require subscription. A fully searchable, bi-lingual site of PRC commercial laws.

Invest in China

Invest in China - Laws

Ministry of Commerce of the PRC

Securities Investments Funds Law
In Chinese.

Competition Law
APEC Competition Policy & Law Database - PRC

Constitutional Law
China Constitution
Provides the PRC constitution with the 2004 amendments incorporated into the text.

Constitution of China

Constitution of the PRC

Internet Law Library: China

Country Profile
China Internet Information Centre

China Today - Law, Justice and Legal Services
Introduction into the judicial system of China and Hong Kong, including a list of some laws and regulations.

Guide to the People’s Republic of China - Law Library of Congress

Courts and Procedure
Beijing High Court
In Chinese.

China-Judge Web Site
In Chinese.

Judicial Protection of IPR in China

People's Court Daily
In Chinese. Includes daily court reports.

The Supreme People's Court of the Peoplel's Republic of China
In Chinese.

Criminal Law
Chinamonitor.org
In Chinese.

Dispute Resolution
ADR in APEC
This site contains information on arbitration laws, rules and practice in each of the APEC Member Economies together with other material on alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Arbitration in China

Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre

Beijing Arbitration Commission
In Chinese. Site includes a brief introduction to the Beijing Arbitration Commission and has a view of China Arbitration Law.

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Donors, International NGOs & Organisations
Conservation International - China

Laogai Research Foundation

Silicon Valley for Democracy in China

The Asia Foundation - China

E-commerce
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre

Global E-commerce Law - China

Issue of Cyberlaw
In Chinese.

Ministry of Information Industry
In Chinese.

Environmental Law
Conservation International - China

Mining Laws of China

Foreign Investment
Beijing Investment Platform

China Briefing Online

Invest in China

Invest in China - Laws

Securities Investments Funds Law
In Chinese.

State Economic and Trade Commission

Gender
Law Safeguarding Women's Rights and Interests of the People's Republic of China

Transgender Asia

Government & Regulatory Bodies
Ministry of Commerce of the PRC

State Economic and Trade Commission

The Supreme People's Court of the Peoplel's Republic of China
In Chinese.

Government Institutions
Ministry of Information Industry
In Chinese.

State Administration of Foreign Exchange
In Chinese.

Human Rights
China: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Chinamonitor.org
In Chinese.

Congressional-Executive Commission on China

Derechos: Human Rights in China and Tibet

Human Rights in China (HRIC)
An international non-governmental organization founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989. The mission of the HRIC is to promote universally recognized human rights and advance the institutional protection of these rights in China.

Internet Law Library: China

Laogai Research Foundation

Law Safeguarding Women's Rights and Interests of the People's Republic of China

Silicon Valley for Democracy in China

The Asia Foundation - China

The Chinese Human Rights Reader

Institutions in the System
Beijing Arbitration Commission
In Chinese. Site includes a brief introduction to the Beijing Arbitration Commission and has a view of China Arbitration Law.

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Insurance Law
Chubb China: Insurance Laws

Intellectual Property
China Intellectual Property Net

China Patent Agent - Laws & Regulations

China Patent Infonet
Site now requires subscription. In English and Chinese. Provides comprehensive information and resources on the Chinese patent system and practice. Allows the user to search for complete databases of Chinese patent applications and patent grants from April 1, 1985 to the present.

Chinese Intellectual Property Rights Website
In Chinese. Provides access to IPR news, a data bank, information searches, on-line view exchanges and patent services.

Greater China: Intellectual Property Protection

Judicial Protection of IPR in China

State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China
In English or Chinese. Includes laws on patents, trademarks and copyright in English.

International Organisations
China and the WTO

International Labour Organisation - China

Internet Law
The Internet Under Surveillance

TransAsia Lawyers - Legal Updates
Includes archives for newsletters that focus on PRC IT/Telecoms Law and PRC Employment Law.

Labour Law
International Labour Organisation - China

Labor Law in the People's Republic of China

TransAsia Lawyers - Legal Updates
Includes archives for newsletters that focus on PRC IT/Telecoms Law and PRC Employment Law.

Law Reform
The Asia Foundation - China

Legal Journals
Arbitration in China

Legislation
CECC - Selected Laws - Free Flow of Information

China Constitution
Provides the PRC constitution with the 2004 amendments incorporated into the text.

China Court: Laws & Regulations

China Law Net
In Chinese.

China Legislative Information Network System
Contains a searchable Law Database of laws and regulations, summaries of legal documents and summaries of judicial interpretations.

China Online - Full Text of Laws & Regulations

China Patent Agent - Laws & Regulations

China Today - Laws and Regulations of the People's Republic of China

Chinalaw Web
Maintained by The Chinese Law Society of the University of Maryland School of Law, has a collection of Chinese laws in English and Chinese.

Chinalawinfo.com

Chinese Lawyer's Guide
Provides laws and regulations of China in Chinese.

Chinese Legal Consultation Network
Provides Chinese legal services. Laws and regulations available on information database.

Chubb China: Insurance Laws

CLRS Online
Some areas require subscription. A fully searchable, bi-lingual site of PRC commercial laws.

Collection of Laws and Regulations of the People's Republic of China
Fee-based service In English. Collection of Foreign Economic Laws and Regulations of the P.R.China from 1949 to 1999, total of more than 700 documents.

Congressional-Executive Commission on China - Selected Laws

Constitution of China

Constitution of the PRC

Eastlaw: Codes and Statutes

ElawChina
In English or Chinese. Includes current news, regulations, investment guide, and statistics. Some features require subscription.

Global Legal Information Network
Provides English summaries of recent laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources, including citation information.

Hong Kong Trade Development Council - China Regulations
Provides some Chinese legislation

International Money Laundering Information Network - China

Internet Chinese Legal Research Center
Maintained by Wei Luo for the Washington University School of Law. This site intends to provide links to Chinese (Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong) legal resources on the Internet, legal research guides and other information related to Chinese legal research.

Internet Law Library: China

Invest in China - Laws

isinolaw
In English and Chinese. Excellent site featuring current Chinese law information, laws and regulations, court judgments, judicial interpretations, etc. Some features require subscription. Students from the University of Melbourne can access the site from the LRC homepage databases menu.

Law Online
In Chinese. Subscription required. Offers the National Law and Regulations at both central and local government level from 1949 to current and the Legal News and Information in bilingual format.

Law Safeguarding Women's Rights and Interests of the People's Republic of China

LawInfoChina - Laws and Regulations
In English.

law-lib.com
In Chinese.

Laws and Regulations of China - Lehman, Lee & Xu
Contains English translations of a number of Chinese laws and regulations in various areas of law.

LAWSNET - China

LawTran - Regulations in Chinese
In Chinese.

LawTran - Regulations in English

Legal Database
In Chinese. Searchable database of Chinese laws.

Mining Laws of China

NovexCn.com - Chinese Law Library
Provides accurate and up to date translations of Chinese laws and regulations, as well as some political, social, and economic news about China in English.

Securities Investments Funds Law
In Chinese.

SinoLaw
Requires subscription.

Sinolaw
Requires subscription.

State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China
In English or Chinese. Includes laws on patents, trademarks and copyright in English.

WorldLII Legislation: China

Magazines
China Law and Practice
Some areas require subscription. China Law & Practice provides accurate, comprehensive translations of key pieces of Chinese legislation and incisive analysis of the latest legal developments affecting foreign business in the PRC.

Media Law
CECC - Selected Laws - Free Flow of Information

Danwei: Media and Advertising in China
A frequently updated website about media, advertising and urban life in China.

Newspapers
Asia Times Online - China

ChinaSite.com: Chinese Newspapers and News Services

Legal Daily
In Chinese.

Non-governmental Organisations
Human Rights in China (HRIC)
An international non-governmental organization founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989. The mission of the HRIC is to promote universally recognized human rights and advance the institutional protection of these rights in China.

NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks

Politics/Economics and Law
Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
Unofficial English translation.

Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
In Chinese. Official Chinese translation.

State Economic and Trade Commission

Rule of Law
Congressional-Executive Commission on China

Telecommunications
TransAsia Lawyers - Legal Updates
Includes archives for newsletters that focus on PRC IT/Telecoms Law and PRC Employment Law.

Universities
East-law.com (East China Institute of Politics and Law)
In Chinese.

Tsinghua University - Links to Online Library Catalogues
In Chinese.