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AsianLII - Laws of the People's Republic of China
This database contains selected Chinese legislation and related documents that have been translated into English. It includes: laws, regulations, pronouncements, resolutions, notices, measures, rules, decisions, decrees, principles, provisions, announcements, procedures, official replies and circulars (in interim, current and/or planned versions). Some warning: All translations are unofficial and it says it was last updated in March 2008
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China Law Translate
This website was conceived by Jeremy Daum, a research fellow at the Yale-China Law Center and is a crowd-sourcing project to provide translations of Chinese legislation into English and vice versa. The site has yet to really get going but is an interesting concept. Naturally, as it is a wiki-style project, there is no note about the quality of the translation.
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China Ministry of Justice
English translation available. Links include major decisions and updates, notices, laws and regulations.
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China Ministry of Ecology and Environment Resources
Official government website (in English) includes links to environmental laws, regulations, policies, plans, standards and publications.
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China The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Cleaner Production has been adopted by the Government of the People's Republic of China as one of the prime tools in its fight against industrial pollution. This web site has been developed by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) which is the Commission responsible for the implementation of Cleaner Production. Prior to March 2003 this was the responsibility of the former State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC). Every effort has been made to make the information accurate but all information on the site or linked to by the site must be viewed in the context of the disclaimer.
The site is designed to provide information in English on Cleaner Production, on China's Cleaner Production policy and legislation, and on existing and planned activities to implement Cleaner Production in China. Information is included on other organizations in China responsible for various aspects of implementing cleaner production or combating pollution.
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en.pkulaw.com
This website comes from Chinalawinfo Co, an provider of legal information, established by Peking University on the basis of its Legal Information Center. Access to English-language versions of "all the relevant documents for your legal needs in China". There are notes and links in the Chinese text, but only English translations are provided for the main contents, not the notes. Contains laws and regulations (all laws adopted by the National People's Congress from 1949 to present), case law database of typical judicial decisions approved and published by the Supreme People's Court or the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Tax treaties, Gazettes (title index only) and legal news. Subscription required for access to certain content.
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Hong Kong Legal Information Institue
HKLII is a free, independent, non-profit internet facility providing access to legal information relating to Hong Kong, including cases and legislative materials.
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Internet Chinese Legal Research Center
Wei Luo's guide of online law resources for PRC, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
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Law Lib - in Chinese
Donald Clarke of George Washington University Law School says "This is a quite comprehensive free database of Chinese laws and regulations. It includes a great deal of local legislation, departmental regulations, and Supreme People's Court interpretations. The main drawback is that it is not full-text-searchable; you can search by terms in the title or the issuing body. A nice feature is that you can separate central from local legislation in your results."
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Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council P.R. China
The official English page of the Legislative Affairs Office, but the translation quality is a bit suspect and more importantly the site has not been updated since 2007. The Chinese version (http://www.chinalaw.gov.cn/ ZH), however, is up-to-date.
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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has some helpful links, including:
o Donald Clarke's list of online resources, including LawInfoChina, Law-Lib.com, and other more general resources: http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/dclarke/public/Chinese_Law_Resources.html EN
o A very helpful bilingual guide to the government's departments, structure, and personnel. Maintained by the Chinese government: http://www.prcgov.org/ EN/ZH