German Civil Code

Author: Du Jinglin, translated by Lu Chen
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: The table of contents of this book includes: General Principles; Part II: Law of Debt Relations; Part III: Law of Property; Part IV: Family Law; Part V: Inheritance Law, etc. The German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, abbreviated as BGB) is a civil code promulgated on August 18, 1896, by the German Empire and implemented on January 1, 1900. It is one of the most important civil codes in capitalist countries after the French Civil Code (Napoleonic Code) of 1804. Over more than a century since its promulgation, the code has undergone multiple revisions, sometimes even major ones, including the abolition and addition of articles, but its basic structure, fundamental content, and the arrangement of article sequences have remained unchanged. To this day, it remains the most important foundation and the most important source of German civil law. The German Civil Code has a complete system, scientific concepts, and precise wording, exerting a significant influence on the civil codes formulated by countries around the world in the 20th century. The formulation of civil codes in Switzerland, Austria, Japan, Eastern European countries, and during the Republic of China period all referenced the German Civil Code to varying degrees.