Iranian Civil Code

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The Iranian Civil Code is the primary body of civil law in Iran, governing areas such as contracts, property, family relations, and inheritance in accordance with both modern legal principles and Islamic jurisprudence.

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instanceOf civil code
alsoKnownAs Civil Code of Iran NERFINISHED
Civil Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED
appliesTo Iranian citizens
residents of Iran
basedOn French civil law
Islamic jurisprudence
Shia Jaʿfari jurisprudence
Swiss civil law
containsPart Book 1 – On Persons
Book 2 – On Property and its Different Divisions NERFINISHED
Book 3 – On the Rules Governing Property Ownership NERFINISHED
Book 4 – On Evidence in Obligations NERFINISHED
Book 5 – On Contracts and Obligations NERFINISHED
country Iran
draftingPeriod 1928–1935
enactedBy National Consultative Assembly of Iran NERFINISHED
governs capacity to contract
mortgages and pledges
ownership and possession
wills and succession
hasAmendment post-1979 Islamic Revolution amendments
inception 1928
influencedBy Napoleonic Code NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED
language Persian
legalDomain civil law
legalSystem Iranian legal system
legalTradition mixed civil law and Islamic law system
regulates contracts
divorce
evidence of civil rights
family law
guardianship
inheritance
marriage
obligations
property
religiousFoundation Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED
status in force
subjectMatter obligations and contracts
personal status
private law
real rights
usesConcept iddah (waiting period) after divorce or death
mahr (dower) in marriage
wali (guardian) in marriage

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judicial branch of Iran appliesLaw Iranian Civil Code