%0 Journal Article %T Charakterystyka chińskiego prawa cywilnego – wybrane aspekty %A Łągiewska, Magdalena %J Gdańskie Studia Azji Wschodniej %V 2017 %R 10.4467/23538724GS.17.019.7945 %N Zeszyt 12 %P 86-95 %@ 2084-2902 %D 2018 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/gsaw/artykul/charakterystyka-chinskiego-prawa-cywilnego-wybrane-aspekty %X Characteristics of the Chinese civil law: Selected aspects Chinese legal system changes dynamically. The conception of the “socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics”, introduced in 2014, confirms such theory. According to this idea, some legislative works in civil law were undertaken. The aim of the article is to present the historical aspects of this branch of law, its development in the Middle Kingdom and indicate as well the actual binding regulations of the civil law. The article seeks to provide an analysis of the general rules of the civil law which contains the first part of the new civil code. There are also mentioned some aspects of the marriage and property law in China.