The Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国侵权责任法) is a law in the PRC that came into force on the 1 July 2010. it covers the area of torts including personal injury and medical malpractice It also covers areas such as damage to the environment and the legal liability for individuals who rear animals.
There is some legal ambiguity over whether or not the Tort Law or the 1986 Civil Code are applicable in the case of a conflict.
There is some skepticism by legal scholars on whether the Tort Law will enforced by courts when it will negatively affect China's economic interests.
The chapters deal with the following topics:[2] Article 54 allows individuals to sue doctors for medical malpractice.
Article 65 allows for tort liability when pollution of the environment leads to damages.