Please see below for links to some of the more frequently referred to laws and  regulations on our website, grouped by topic.

(For a full list of the laws that are available on our website, please see here, and for a full topical index, please see here).

Constitution of the People's Republic of China

• Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1982) [Amended 2004] (Chinese Text) (English Text)

Civil Society

• Law on the Management of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations' Activities within Mainland China [Effective January 1, 2017] (Chinese Text) (Unofficial English Text)

Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Public Security and Detention

• Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (1979) [Amended 2015] (Chinese Text)

• Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (1979) [Amended 2012] (Chinese Text) 

• Domestic Violence Law of the People's Republic of China [Effective March 1, 2016] (Chinese Text) (Unofficial English Text)

• Prison Law of the People's Republic of China (Amended 2013) [Effective December 29, 1994] (Chinese Text)

• Public Security Administrative Punishments Law of the People's Republic of China (2006) [Amended 2012] (Chinese Text)

Related Rules and Regulations

• Criminal Procedural Regulation (Trial Version) (Supreme People’s Procuratorate) [Effective October 16, 2014] (Chinese Text)
• Detention Center Regulations of the People’s Republic of China [Effective March 17, 1990] (Chinese Text)
• Detention Center Regulations for Notification of Detainees of their Rights and Obligations [Effective December 11, 2012] (Chinese Text)
• Procedural Rules on the Handling of Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs (Ministry of Public Security) [Effective January 1, 2013] (Chinese Text)