Developments and Prospects in China's Security Law

March 31, 2003 | BY

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Creating a viable legal framework for the use and protection of security interests has been an ongoing process in China. This month we are pleased to have an overview of some of the key aspects of security law development in the PRC.

By David Wang, Jin Mao Law Firm, Shanghai

In December 2000 the Supreme People's Court (the SPC) published the Several Issues Concerning the Application of the«PRC Security Law» Interpretation (the SPC Interpretation). The SPC Interpretation successfully solved a number of outstanding issues of the PRC Security Law (the Security Law), which was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on June 30 1995. More than two years have elapsed since the publication of the SPC Interpretation, and in the meantime a new civil code, including the contents of property rights law (wuquan fa), is being drafted. What have been the latest developments in the application of the Security Law?

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