Spanish Civil Code

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The Spanish Civil Code is the principal body of private law in Spain, codifying rules on persons, family, property, and obligations in a systematic, 19th-century European civil law tradition.

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Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf civil code
legal code
source of private law
appliesTo civil relationships
legal persons
natural persons
contains general provisions on persons
rules on civil liability
rules on easements
rules on filiation
rules on inheritance
rules on marriage
rules on mortgages
rules on obligations and contracts
rules on ownership
rules on parental authority
rules on possession
rules on property rights
rules on usufruct
country Spain
field private law
hasStructure articles
books
chapters
titles
inspiredBy French Civil Code
Napoleonic Code
isBasisFor Spanish case law in civil matters
Spanish private law doctrine
jurisdiction Spain
language Spanish
legalStatus in force
legalSystem civil law
regulates contracts
family law matters
non-contractual obligations
obligations
persons
property
succession
scope general private law
shortName Código Civil
tradition 19th-century European civil law tradition
typeOfLaw codified statute
usedBy Spanish courts
Spanish lawyers
notaries in Spain
registrars in Spain

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Spanish law
codifiedIn
Napoleonic Code
influenced
Spanish Civil Code ("Código Civil")
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