LibGuides: Chinese Law Research Guide: LawInfoChina

LawInfoChina

Introduction to LawInfoChina

LawInfoChina
ChinaLawInfo, also known as Beida Fabao, pkulaw.com, or pkulaw.cn, is a comprehensive database that includes Chinese laws, regulations, and cases. It offers content in both Chinese (ChinaLawInfo) and English/Chinese (LawInfoChina). LawInfoChina is an excellent resource for finding English translations of Chinese laws, regulations, and judicial cases. This subscription database provides access to both the original Chinese texts and their English translations. It is accessible with IP access both on and off campus. By using LawInfoChina and comparing it with free Chinese law websites, you can be confident that you have located the most relevant laws and regulations on a specific topic.

LawInfoChina is the English language database maintained by The Legal Information Center of Peking University. It includes the most important and typical legal documents—chosen to reflect current and predicted trends in Chinese legal practice. Also contains editorially enhanced versions of select cases, including the case background, facts, parties, trial and appellate court procedure, reasoning and law application, and the court decision. Select laws and regulations are available.

Search Advice

If you have difficulty accessing the LawInfoChina database, click "IP Login" at the top of page. If the "IP Login" link doesn't work, then try switching browsers. (Chrome and Firefox tend to be reliable.)
See this example showing that we are not logged in. (Notice the empty User ID & Password boxes at the top of the screen.)
The default search is Title. You can use the pull-down menu to switch from Title search to Full-Text search.
To the right of the search bar, is an Advanced Search option. Search by keyword, topic, issuing authority, and date.
There are several LawInfoChina versions (to accommodate different browsers) including version 5 & version 6. Some links go to v.5 and others to v.6.

Materials in LawInfoChina

Law Journals
Contains full text of several leading Chinese law journals and searchable title listings for many other prominent law journals. (Some information in Chinese only).
Laws & Regulations
Contains thousands of laws, regulations, rules, judicial interpretations, local regulations, and local rules in more than 50 areas of law, from 1949 to the present. These laws can be searched and are organized by LawInfoChina as below:
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- Laws
- Decisions on Legal Issues and Significant
- Issues
- Legal Interpretations
- Reply on Relevant Work
- Working Documents
- Treaty Ratifications
- Administrative Regulations
- Judicial Interpretations
- Documents of Judicial Interpretation Nature
- Working Documents of the Supreme People's Court and the - Supreme People's Procuratorate
Legal News (v6)
Contains important legal news from 2000 to the present.
Legal News (v5)
Judicial Cases
English translations of representative judicial decisions approved and published by the Supreme People's Court or the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Subject areas include administrative law, civil law, criminal law, economic law, intellectual property law, and maritime law.

Search results are grouped by Source, with the Guiding Cases at the top of the results list, followed by Model Cases.
Model Cases - Use the filter in the left column to locate more than 1,800 Model Cases.
Sources of cases listed by LawInfoChina include:
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- Guiding Cases
- Cases from the Supreme People’s Court Gazettes
- Model Cases
- Selected Case Summaries
- Select Foreign-related Commercial and Maritime Court Judgments of China
- Other Cases
Guiding Cases
Use the filter in the left column to locate Guiding Cases from the Supreme People's Court and Guiding Cases from the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
ChinaLawInfo version of Gazette Index
This provides access to the English language full-text of Gazettes.
Treaties
Includes international treaties including all currently effective tax treaties the Chinese government has entered into with foreign governments (including the Hong Kong SAR).
White Papers
The White Papers database contains all policy papers drafted and published by the central government since 1991.
Law Yearbook of China
Recaps developments in the China’s legal system on issues such as lawmaking, law enforcement, legal education, and legal research.