Laws
The term “laws” in the context of American English translations of the People’s Republic of China broadly encompasses all government documents with legal effect, including central government regulations, judicial interpretations, executive orders, and local ordinances. The underlying source Chinese is two words, falu fagui, which refers to all manner of legal system documents. The word falu is the highest level of law in China, specifically the Acts enacted by the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee, which is the highest legislative body in China. The word fagui in the Chinese term has no exact English correlate, as it is a catch-all that includes central government regulations issued by the State Council, local regulations issued by provincial and municipal governments, administrative procedures, court judgments, court doctrines, and any other documents that can affect the rights of parties under the government regime.
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