Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China

E394041

Chinese national law family law statute

The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China was a foundational statute that regulated marriage and family relations in China, establishing principles such as monogamy, gender equality, and protection of the lawful rights and interests of women and children.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
1950 Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China	1
Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China canonical	1
中华人民共和国婚姻法	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3846840 — 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.

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Target entity: Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China
Context triple: [Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, predecessor, Marriage 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. De jure circa nuptias
De jure circa nuptias is a legal treatise by Christian Thomasius that examines the law and philosophy surrounding marriage and matrimonial obligations.
C. 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.
D. Imperial Household Law
The Imperial Household Law is the Japanese statute that governs the structure, succession, and internal affairs of the Imperial Family.
E. Casti connubii
Casti connubii is a 1930 papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI that articulates Catholic teaching on Christian marriage, including its purposes, indissolubility, and opposition to contraception and divorce.
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: Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China
Target entity description: The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China was a foundational statute that regulated marriage and family relations in China, establishing principles such as monogamy, gender equality, and protection of the lawful rights and interests of women and children.

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. De jure circa nuptias
De jure circa nuptias is a legal treatise by Christian Thomasius that examines the law and philosophy surrounding marriage and matrimonial obligations.
C. 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.
D. Imperial Household Law
The Imperial Household Law is the Japanese statute that governs the structure, succession, and internal affairs of the Imperial Family.
E. Casti connubii
Casti connubii is a 1930 papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI that articulates Catholic teaching on Christian marriage, including its purposes, indissolubility, and opposition to contraception and divorce.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese national law ⓘ family law ⓘ statute ⓘ
aim	to maintain socialist marriage and family system ⓘ to promote equality between men and women ⓘ to protect lawful rights and interests of children ⓘ to protect lawful rights and interests of women ⓘ to regulate marriage and family relations ⓘ
codifiedInto	Book IV of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: civil code of the People's Republic of China
country	People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
firstMajorRevisionBody	National People's Congress ⓘ
firstMajorRevisionDate	1980-09-10 ⓘ
influencedBy	socialist legal principles ⓘ
inForcePeriod	1950-05-01/2020-12-31 ⓘ
jurisdiction	People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
language	Chinese ⓘ
legalDomain	children's rights ⓘ family relations ⓘ marriage law ⓘ women's rights ⓘ
originalPromulgatingBody	Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of China government
originalPromulgationDate	1950-05-01 ⓘ
originalTitle	中华人民共和国婚姻法 ⓘ linked to: Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China
principle	freedom of marriage ⓘ gender equality ⓘ monogamy ⓘ protection of children ⓘ protection of the lawful rights and interests of the elderly ⓘ protection of the lawful rights and interests of women and children ⓘ protection of women ⓘ
prohibits	bigamy ⓘ interference with freedom of marriage ⓘ mercenary marriage ⓘ
protects	lawful rights and interests of children ⓘ lawful rights and interests of the elderly ⓘ lawful rights and interests of women ⓘ
repealDate	2021-01-01 ⓘ
repealedBy	Civil Code of the People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: civil code of the People's Republic of China
secondMajorRevisionBody	Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ⓘ
secondMajorRevisionDate	2001-04-28 ⓘ
status	repealed ⓘ
subjectMatter	child custody ⓘ conditions for marriage ⓘ divorce procedures ⓘ invalid and voidable marriages ⓘ prohibited degrees of kinship ⓘ property relations between spouses ⓘ protection against domestic violence ⓘ rights and duties between husband and wife ⓘ support and maintenance 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 → Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China ⓘ

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

Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China → originalTitle → 中华人民共和国婚姻法 ⓘ

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

Chinese women's movement → legalMilestone → 1950 Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China ⓘ