Contract Law of the People's Republic of China

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civil law statute contract law national statute

The Contract Law of the People's Republic of China was a foundational national statute that systematically governed contractual relationships and obligations in China prior to their incorporation into the unified Civil Code.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Contract Law of the People's Republic of China canonical	1
Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China	1
PRC Contract Law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3846838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Contract Law of the People's Republic of China
Context triple: [Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, predecessor, Contract Law of the People's Republic of China]

A. civil code of the People's Republic of China
The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China is the country's comprehensive fundamental law governing private rights and civil relations, including property, contracts, personality rights, marriage and family, and inheritance.
B. Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China
The Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China is a fundamental statute that structures the national court system, defining the organization, functions, and powers of courts at all levels in China.
C. A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts
A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts is a pioneering casebook on contract law by Christopher Columbus Langdell that helped establish the case method of legal education in American law schools.
D. Audit Law of the People’s Republic of China
The Audit Law of the People’s Republic of China is a fundamental national statute that regulates state audit activities, defines the powers and responsibilities of audit institutions, and provides the legal framework for supervising the management and use of public funds.
E. Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
The Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China is the fundamental statute that regulates how criminal cases are investigated, prosecuted, tried, and enforced within China’s legal system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Contract Law of the People's Republic of China
Target entity description: The Contract Law of the People's Republic of China was a foundational national statute that systematically governed contractual relationships and obligations in China prior to their incorporation into the unified Civil Code.

A. civil code of the People's Republic of China
The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China is the country's comprehensive fundamental law governing private rights and civil relations, including property, contracts, personality rights, marriage and family, and inheritance.
B. Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China
The Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China is a fundamental statute that structures the national court system, defining the organization, functions, and powers of courts at all levels in China.
C. A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts
A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts is a pioneering casebook on contract law by Christopher Columbus Langdell that helped establish the case method of legal education in American law schools.
D. Audit Law of the People’s Republic of China
The Audit Law of the People’s Republic of China is a fundamental national statute that regulates state audit activities, defines the powers and responsibilities of audit institutions, and provides the legal framework for supervising the management and use of public funds.
E. Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
The Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China is the fundamental statute that regulates how criminal cases are investigated, prosecuted, tried, and enforced within China’s legal system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil law statute ⓘ contract law ⓘ national statute ⓘ
appliesTo	certain foreign-related contracts subject to Chinese law ⓘ domestic civil and commercial contracts ⓘ
contains	general provisions on contracts ⓘ remedies for breach of contract ⓘ special provisions on specific types of contracts ⓘ
country	People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
historicalRole	foundational statute for modern Chinese contract law ⓘ systematically governed contractual relationships in the People's Republic of China before the Civil Code ⓘ
incorporatedInto	Civil Code of the People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: civil code of the People's Republic of China
influencedBy	economic reforms in the People's Republic of China ⓘ prior separate contract statutes in the People's Republic of China ⓘ
inForceStatus	no longer the primary governing statute for contracts after adoption of the Civil Code ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ
legalDomain	civil and commercial law ⓘ
legalEffect	provided the basic legal framework for contract enforcement in the People's Republic of China prior to the Civil Code ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
legislativeBody	National People's Congress ⓘ
principle	equality of parties ⓘ fairness ⓘ freedom of contract ⓘ good faith ⓘ observance of public order and good customs ⓘ
prohibits	contracts that harm public interests ⓘ contracts that use lawful forms to conceal illegal purposes ⓘ
providesFor	damages as a remedy for breach of contract ⓘ liquidated damages clauses ⓘ rescission of contracts under statutory conditions ⓘ specific performance as a remedy for breach of contract ⓘ standard form contract regulation ⓘ
purpose	to protect the lawful rights and interests of parties to contracts ⓘ to regulate contractual relationships in the People's Republic of China ⓘ to safeguard social and economic order ⓘ
regulates	assignment of contractual rights and obligations ⓘ formation of contracts ⓘ liability for breach of contract ⓘ modification of contracts ⓘ performance of contracts ⓘ termination of contracts ⓘ validity of contracts ⓘ
requires	contracts to comply with laws and administrative regulations ⓘ
scope	applies to contracts concluded between natural persons, legal persons and other organizations in the People's Republic of China ⓘ
shortName	PRC Contract Law ⓘ linked to: Contract Law of the People's Republic of China
status	superseded by the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China in the field of contracts ⓘ
subjectMatter	civil liabilities arising from contracts ⓘ contracts ⓘ contractual obligations ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Civil Code of the People's Republic of China → predecessor → Contract Law of the People's Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: civil code of the People's Republic of China

Contract Law of the People's Republic of China → shortName → PRC Contract Law ⓘ

linked to: Contract Law of the People's Republic of China

commercial law of the People’s Republic of China → includes → Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ