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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iranian Civil Code canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.