Anti–Domestic Violence Law

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China Law Translate › Thicker Than Water: An Overview of China’s New Domestic Violence Law

By Jeremy Daum, Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Domestic Violence
中华人民共和国反家庭暴力法

[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; China Law Translate]

(adopted Dec. 27, 2015, effective Mar. 1, 2016)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (158–0–1)
• Principal Drafter: National Working Committee on Children and Women
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 12^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2011 (backup), 2012 (backup), 2013 (backup), 2015
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2 (final): Dec. 21 – 27, 2015 (Current Text 🔝)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Aug. 24 – 29, 2015 (Chinese, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: Sept. 8–Oct. 7, 2015
  • State Council public consultation: Nov. 25–Dec. 25, 2014 (Chinese, English)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Aug. 24, 2015)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 21, 2015)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 27, 2015)
  • Presidential Order (Dec. 27, 2015)
• Press Conference: NPCSC General Office (Dec. 27, 2015)

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