The first law promulgated in new China is

On March, more than 200,000 people in the capital took part in a parade to celebrate Labor Day. The People's Marriage Law of China, praised by Mao Zedong as "the universal fundamental law second only to the Constitution", was officially implemented today with passionate slogans and flying red flags, becoming the first law in new China. At the beginning of the founding of New China, the feudal marriage system and the idea that men were superior to women were still widespread, and unfortunate marriages plagued countless families in China. According to statistics, from July 1949 to March of the following year, 122 women were killed or forced to commit suicide by their husbands in some counties and cities in Henan province. The social demand for marriage law is more and more urgent. After many consultations and amendments, the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China was finally passed at the seventh meeting of the Central People's Government Committee in April 1950, and was officially implemented in May 1 2000, opening a new era of "women hold up half the sky".

Mao Zedong appointed Wang Ming to draft the marriage law. After the founding of New China, Mao Zedong united all forces that could be united to build a new China, and decided to let Wang Ming serve as the director of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Special Affairs Council. Wang Ming is not a legal expert, but he was in charge of women's work in Yan 'an, and later served as the director of the Central Political Research Office and the director of the Central Legal Research Committee, and did some drafting work on the draft law. Wang Ming is an academic theorist. If he wants to do something, he must first find a theoretical basis. He asked the staff of the Legal Affairs Committee to quickly familiarize themselves with Marxist-Leninist works in this field, and to try out the marriage laws formulated by * * in wartime together with comrades. At the same time, it also draws lessons from the marriage laws of socialist countries such as the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Legal basis:

the marriage law of the people's republic of china

Article 1 This Law is the basic norm of marriage and family relations.

Article 2 A marriage system featuring freedom of marriage, monogamy and equality between men and women shall be practiced. Protect the legitimate rights and interests of women, children and the elderly. Implement family planning.

Article 3 Arranging, buying and selling marriages and other acts that interfere with the freedom of marriage are prohibited. It is forbidden to claim property through marriage. Bigamy is prohibited. Spouses are prohibited from living together with others. Domestic violence is prohibited. Abuse and abandonment between family members are prohibited.

Article 4 Husband and wife should be faithful to each other and respect each other. Family members should respect the old and love the young, help each other, and maintain equal, harmonious and civilized marriage and family relations.