What are the new contents of the Civil Code that will take effect on January 1, 2021?

1. Three new anti-epidemic regulations have been added: the civil affairs department shall take full responsibility for missing guardians, increase special procedures for the use of public maintenance funds in emergencies, and improve the national ordering contract system.

2. Set up a cooling-off period for divorce: The divorce rate in my country has been relatively high in recent years. Some people get married very blindly. They want to get married in the morning and get divorced in the afternoon. They get married too impulsively and get divorced too impulsively. Then, there is a cooling-off period provision, which gives both parties a chance to calm down and think about it, and re-examine whether the divorce is their true intention.

3. Exemption from liability for justice: If one is harmed by protecting the civil rights and interests of others, the infringer shall bear civil liability, and the beneficiary may provide appropriate compensation. If there is no infringer, the infringer has escaped or is unable to bear civil liability, and the victim requests compensation, the beneficiary shall provide appropriate compensation.

Extended information:

Notes:

The improvement of the normative content of the personality rights of civil subjects makes it more systematic, open and convenient in form. It can be applied in judicial practice to provide more adequate relief conditions for personality rights disputes. At the same time, content innovation keeps pace with the times, which can avoid the dilemma of lawlessness and lack of evidence to a greater extent and expand the life span of the personality rights setting. , making the protection of special groups more comprehensive.

In summary, the institutional design of personal rights in the Chinese Civil Code is conducive to civil subjects living with more dignity, thus consolidating the basic elements for the development of social civilization and promoting the continued derivation of social civilization.

People's Daily Online - "Civil Code" will be officially implemented on January 1, 2021