Philippine Civil Code
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The Philippine Civil Code is the principal body of private law in the Philippines, governing areas such as obligations and contracts, property, family relations, and succession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine Civil Code canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | civil code ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Philippine courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RA 386 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
juridical persons
ⓘ
natural persons ⓘ |
| bookTitle |
Book I: Persons
ⓘ
Book II: Property, Ownership, and its Modifications NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III: Different Modes of Acquiring Ownership NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV: Obligations and Contracts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | Republic Act No. 386 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Book I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV NERFINISHED ⓘ preliminary title ⓘ |
| contains | provisions on marriage (later largely superseded) ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1950-06-18 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1950-08-30 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Congress of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
contracts
ⓘ
damages ⓘ family relations ⓘ human relations ⓘ obligations ⓘ ownership ⓘ prescription ⓘ property ⓘ quasi-contracts ⓘ succession ⓘ torts ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American common law principles
ⓘ
Code of Obligations and Contracts (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Filipino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| partiallySupersededBy | Family Code of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish Civil Code (Philippine application) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalBodyOf | private law in the Philippines ⓘ |
| shortName | Civil Code of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Elpidio Quirino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Elpidio Quirino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil law
ⓘ
private relations among persons ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | 1950-08-30 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.