Uttarakhand has taken a significant step to refine its pioneering Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by implementing the Uttarakhand ...

The National People’s Congress approved China’s first-ever civil code on Thursday, the final day of the “two sessions” political meetings in Beijing. The document — a collection of laws related to ...

Amidst the pandemic, China introduced a civil code—its first-ever compilation of civil laws detailing the rights of private parties. The code’s attention to sexual harassment provides another ...

Members of Jamiat Ulama-i-Maharashtra listen to the speech of their leader during protest gathering against a uniform civil code law in India, in Mumbai, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Credit: AP ...

In our first two articles in this series, we introduced the new Civil Transactions Law of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (referred to as the “KSA Civil Code”) and provided analysis of its key provisions ...

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the first “Uniform Civil Code Day” at the Himalayan Cultural Center in ...

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi reaffirmed on Sunday his call for a “secular civil code,” underscoring the strong support his administration demonstrated for the introduction of the code since ...

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...

At its 25th meeting on 1 February 2022, a subcommittee of the Japanese Ministry of Justice’s Legislative Council announced a proposal for amendments to the Civil Code. This was another step in the ...

The Uttarakhand government has enforced the Uniform Civil Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 after Governor Gurmit Singh’s approval. The ordinance introduces procedural, administrative and penal reforms ...