未成年人保护法.doc

Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors
(Adopted at the 21st Meeting of the mittee of the Seventh National People's Congress on September 4, 1991 and promulgated by Order of the President of the People's Republic of China on September 4, 1991)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Protection by the Family
Chapter III Protection by the School
Chapter IV Protection by the Society
Chapter V Judicial Protection
Chapter VI Legal Responsibility
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions

Chapter I
General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of protecting the physical and mental health of minors, safeguarding their lawful rights and interests, promoting their all-round development -- morally, intellectually and physically, and training them into essors to the socialist cause with lofty ideals, sound morality, better education and a good sense of discipline.
Article 2 Minors as used in this Law refer to citizens under the age of eighteen.
Article 3 The State, society, schools and families shall educate minors in ideals, morality, culture, discipline and legal system as well as in patriotism, collectivism, internationalism munism, foster among them the social ethics of loving the motherland, the people, labour, science and socialism, and fight against the corrosive