Legal Aid Law

Legal Aid Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国法律援助法

[CURRENT TEXT: not yet enacted]

• Status: Pending
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
• Drafter & Submitter: NPC Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category II
  • Annual: 2020
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: January 2021 (Chinese, English)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Jan. 20, 2021)
  • Report on Status of Revision (pending)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)
• Press Conference: TBD

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Legal Aid Law, Wetlands Protection Law, Family Education Law, Education Law Amendment, Workplace Safety Law Amendment & Two Other Bills (Jan. 27, 2021)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety (Jan. 12, 2021)