Intensive Edition! Xi Jinping's Civil Code "Handout"

[preamble] on the afternoon of May 29, the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held the 20th collective study on "earnestly implementing the Civil Code. General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech while presiding over the study. Xinhua News Agency "Learning in Progress" for you to sort out the General Secretary's important statement on the Civil Code.

1. systematic exposition of the significance of the Civil Code

◆The "the People's Republic of China Civil Code" is the first law named after the "Code" since the founding of New China. It is a major achievement of my country's socialist rule of law in the new era.

The civil code plays an important role in the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics. It is a basic law that is fundamental, stable and long-term

-- To promote the comprehensive rule of law and accelerate the construction of a socialist country ruled by law

-- To develop the socialist market economy and consolidate the basic socialist economic system

-Adhering to the people-centered development thinking, safeguarding people's rights and interests in accordance with the law, and promoting the development of my country's human rights cause

-- It is of great significance to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.

The implementation of the civil code:

-- It is an inevitable requirement for adhering to the people as the center and ensuring the realization and development of people's rights and interests

-- It is an inevitable requirement for developing the socialist market economy and consolidating the basic socialist economic system

-- It is an inevitable requirement to improve the level of our party's governance

◆The level and effect of the implementation of the Civil Code is an important yardstick for measuring the fulfillment of the purpose of serving the people by party and government agencies at all levels.

2. Reviewing the Codification Process of the Civil Code

◆Since the reform and opening up, my country's civil and commercial legal system has been accelerating, and a large number of civil and commercial laws have been formulated or revised, laying the foundation and accumulating experience for the compilation of the civil code.

◆Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have complied with the requirements of practical development and the expectations of the people, and put the compilation of the civil code on an important agenda.

◆The Fourth Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made a decision on several major issues concerning the comprehensive promotion of the rule of law, in which arrangements were made for the compilation of the civil code.

With the joint efforts of all parties, after more than five years of work, the Civil Code was finally promulgated and implemented, realizing the long-cherished wish of several generations.

3. a profound generalization of the distinctive features of the civil code

The civil code system integrates the civil legal norms formed by the long-term practice of New China for more than 70 years, draws on the excellent legal culture of the Chinese nation for more than 5000 years, and draws lessons from the beneficial achievements of the construction of human civilization under the rule of law.

-- It is a civil code that embodies the socialist nature of our country, conforms to the interests and aspirations of the people, and conforms to the requirements of the development of the times

-- It is a civil code that embodies the equal protection of the rights of life and health, property safety, transaction convenience, life happiness, and personal dignity.

-- It is a civil code with distinctive Chinese characteristics, practical characteristics and characteristics of the times.

Full Implementation of the Civil Code of 4. Three-dimensional Layout

◆Legislation

The relevant state organs should adapt to the requirements of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, strengthen the construction of laws and regulations related to and supporting the civil code, constantly sum up practical experience, revise and improve relevant laws, regulations and judicial interpretations.

We should adhere to the problem orientation, adapt to the new needs of technological development and progress, and promote the continuous improvement and development of the civil code on the basis of new practice.

◆Administration

Governments at all levels should take ensuring the effective implementation of the Civil Code as an important starting point to promote the construction of a government under the rule of law, and regard the Civil Code as an important yardstick for administrative decision-making, administrative management, and administrative supervision. Decisions to increase their obligations.

◆ Judicial

Judicial organs at all levels should uphold fair justice and improve the level and efficiency of civil cases. It is necessary to strengthen civil judicial work and improve the quality of handling cases and judicial credibility.

5. the Comprehensive Deployment of the Popularization of the Civil Code

It is necessary to extensively carry out the work of popularizing the law in the civil code as the focus of the work of popularizing the law during the 14th five-year Plan period, guide the masses to develop the consciousness of abiding by the law consciously, form the habit of looking for the law in case of trouble, and cultivate the consciousness and ability to solve problems by the law.

The civil code should be incorporated into the national education system and the education of the youth civil code should be strengthened.

◆ Focus on the core essence and key issues that need to be grasped well in the general provisions and sub-articles of the Civil Code.

-- Explain the basic principles of equality, voluntariness, fairness and good faith in civil activities in the Civil Code.

-- Explain the basic requirements of the Civil Code on adhering to the equality of subjects, protecting property rights, facilitating the circulation of transactions, safeguarding human dignity, promoting family harmony, and investigating tort liability.

-- Explaining a series of new provisions, new concepts and new spirits in the Civil Code.

6. clearly put forward the theoretical research of civil code

◆We must adhere to the guidance of the theory of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, based on my country's national conditions and reality, strengthen the theoretical research on the civil legal system, and build a civil law theoretical system that reflects the nature of my country's socialism, with distinctive Chinese characteristics, practical characteristics, and characteristics of the times The discourse system provides theoretical support for the effective implementation of the civil code and the development of my country's civil legal system.

7. set requirements for party and state organs and leading cadres at all levels

The party and state organs at all levels should take the lead in publicizing, promoting and ensuring the implementation of the civil code, strengthen inspection and supervision, and ensure the comprehensive and effective implementation of the civil code.

Leading cadres at all levels should set an example in learning, abiding by and safeguarding the civil code, and improve their ability and level of using the civil code to safeguard people's rights and interests, resolve contradictions and disputes, and promote social harmony and stability.

Source: Xinhua