The draft civil code consists of general provisions and six sections on property, contracts, personality rights, marriage and family, inheritance, torts and supplementary provisions.

民法典草案共7编，依次为总则编、物权编、合同编、人格权编、婚姻家庭编、继承编、侵权责任编，以及附则。

以下是此次民法典草案中备受关注的一些修改

合同编草案中有关借款合同的修改

The draft makes a clearer stipulation to ban "usury," stating that "the interest rates of loans shall not violate relevant national regulations."

草案明确规定，禁止高利放贷，借款的利率不得违反国家有关规定。

人格权编草案完善防止性骚扰有关规定

The draft stipulates that Party and government departments, enterprises, schools and other institutions shall adopt appropriate measures to prevent and stop sexual harassment behaviors that take advantage of power or posts.

草案规定，机关、企业、学校等单位应当采取合理措施，防止和制止利用职权、从属关系等实施性骚扰。

人格权编草案中关于隐私的认定修改

The dradt revised the definition of provacy as "peace of one's personal life and the private space, activity or information that a person does not want others to know

草案将隐私的定义修改为“隐私是自然人的私人生活安宁和不愿为他人知晓的私密空间、私密活动、私密信息”。

2018年8月至今，十三届全国人大常委会对民法典各分编草案进行了拆分审议，根据民法典编纂工作计划，到2019年12月，将2017年3月出台的民法总则同经过常委会审议和修改完善的民法典各分编草案合并为一部完整的民法典，即《中华人民共和国民法典(草案)》。

【相关词汇】

人格权 personality rights

社会信用体系 social credit system

居住权 rights of habitation

依法治国 rule of law/law-based governance