Does the PRC operate under the civil law system?

Despite the official definition, however, China's legal system is based primarily on the model of Civil Law. The Constitution of the People's Republic ... legally effective documents. The PRC Constitution and the Law of Legislation do not provide the relationship between treaties and domestic law. read more

The basic plan of the PRC's legal system would be called "civil law" by most lawyers in the world. I'm not personally familiar with Germany's legal system, but know that it is generally similar to other European civil law systems. The primary difference between the PRC's and European civil law systems is the extent of judicial independence. read more

This policy was changed in 1979, and China has formed an increasingly sophisticated legal system. China's legal system is largely a civil law system, reflecting the influence of Continental European legal systems, especially the German civil law system in the 19th and early 20th centuries. read more