Varieties of Law
PRC governmental directives exist in a hierarchy, which is defined by the Legislation Law of the People's Republic of China. The hierarchy of regulations are
- The Constitution of the People's Republic of China
- National laws (国家法律 guójiā fǎlǜ), which are issued by the National People's Congress
- Administrative regulations, which are issued by the State Council
- Local decrees, which are issued by local People's Congresses
- Administrative and local rules, which are issued by an administrative agency or by a local People's Government
Major areas of law are substantive laws and procedural laws. The former include administrative law, criminal law, civil law or business law, and economic law. These are separated into different branches. For example, contract law is considered a branch of civil law. The latter includes civil procedure law, criminal procedure law and administrative procedure law.
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