German Civil Code

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The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German statute
civil code
codification of private law
legal code
abbreviation BGB
administeredBy German civil courts
appliesIn Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
citationStyle section symbol followed by number (e.g., § 823 BGB)
codifies general principles of private law
country Germany
effectiveDate 1900-01-01
enactmentDate 1896-08-18
governs breach of contract remedies
divorce
formation of contracts
legal capacity of persons
marriage
ownership and possession
parental custody
performance of obligations
succession to estates
hasPart Family Law
General Part
Law of Obligations
Property Law
Succession Law
linked to: inheritance
hasSectionCountApprox over 2300 sections
influenced Japanese Civil Code
Swiss Civil Code
civil codes in East Asia
influencedBy Pandectist legal scholarship
Roman law
isBasisFor many German private law court decisions
language German
legalDomain civil law
private law
legalSystem civil law system
nativeName Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
linked to: German Civil Code
promulgatedBy German Empire
regulates contract law
family law
inheritance law
law of obligations
property law
relatedTo German Commercial Code
German Constitution (Grundgesetz)
subjectTo amendment by German legislature

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Corpus Juris Civilis influenced German Civil Code
Body of Civil Law influenced German Civil Code
German Civil Code nativeName Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
linked to: German Civil Code
Italian Civil Code inspiredBy German Civil Code
Bavarian labour courts basedOnLaw German Civil Code (labour-related provisions)
linked to: German Civil Code
OLG Nürnberg appliesSubstantiveLaw German Civil Code (BGB)
linked to: German Civil Code
BGB fullName Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
linked to: German Civil Code
BGB abbreviationFor Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
linked to: German Civil Code
Law of Obligations codifiedIn German Civil Code
Japanese Civil Code influencedBy German Civil Code
Swiss Civil Code inspiredBy German Civil Code
German Commercial Code complements German Civil Code
registered association (eingetragener Verein) hasLegalBasisIn German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, BGB)
linked to: German Civil Code