Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO) is the
German code of
civil procedure
Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and regulations along with some standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters). These rules govern how a lawsuit or ca ...
. It was enacted in 1887. It strongly influenced the Code of Civil Procedure in
Japan
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and
Taiwan
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. It regulates the
judicial procedure in civil legal disputes and came into force in its original version on October 1, 1879 as part of the Reich Justice Act. It was intended to be "practically usable and expedient" and to "lead the legal dispute to its decision in the simplest, shortest and safest way".
See also
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Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
The ''Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch'' (, ), abbreviated BGB, is the civil code of Germany, codifying most generally-applicably private law. In development since 1881, it became effective on 1 January 1900, and was considered a massive and groundbr ...
(BGB) - the German Civil Code.
References
External links
Full text of the ZPO(in German)
Law of Germany
Codes of civil procedure
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Legal codes of Germany