Law of the Republic of China is mainly based on the civil law system. The legal structure is codified into the Six Codes:
- the Constitution (憲法)
- the Civil Code (民法)
- the Code of Civil Procedure (民事訴訟法) and associated laws
- the Criminal Code (刑法)
- the Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) and associated laws
- the administrative and administrative procedure laws
In the area of constitutional law, the Republic of China uses the 1947 Constitution which was promulgated for the whole of China (including Taiwan), although numerous changes have been made to take into account the fact that the Republic of China only controls Taiwan and two counties of Fukien since the 1950s.
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