Foreign State Immunity Law

Foreign State Immunity Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国外国国家豁免法

[Current Text: not yet enacted]

• Status: Pending
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
• Principal Drafters: Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Supreme People’s Court
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: N/A
  • Annual: N/A
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: Dec. 27 – 30, 2022 (Chinese, $ English) 💬
    Public consultation: Dec. 30, 2022 – Jan. 28, 2023
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 27, 2022)
  • Report on Status of Revision (pending)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Lawmaking Reforms, Corporate Bankruptcy, Charity, Financial Stability, Foreign Sovereign Immunity, Cross-Border Litigation & More (Dec. 12, 2022)