The Swiss

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(SR/RS 210, german: Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB); french: Code civil suisse (CC); it, Codice civile svizzero (CC); rm, Cudesch civil svizzer) is a portion of the second part (SR/RS 2) of the internal Swiss law ("Private law - Administration of civil justice - Enforcement") that regulates the

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ruling in

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and relationship between individuals. It was first adopted in 1907 (effective since 1 January 1912). It was largely influenced by the German civil code, and partly influenced by the French civil code, but the majority of

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scholars (such as K. Zweigert and Rodolfo Sacco) argue that the Swiss code derives from a distinct paradigm of civil law.

History and influences

Adopted on 10 December 1907 (and is thus formally known as the ''Swiss Civil Code of 10 December 1907''), and in force since 1912. It was created by

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, it was subsequently translated in the two other national languages (at the time Romansh was not official) by

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and

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for French and Italian, respectively. The Civil code of the Republic of Turkey is a slightly modified version of the Swiss code, adopted in 1926 during

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's presidency as part of the government's progressive reforms and secularization. It also influenced the codes of several other states, such as

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. In 1911, the

Swiss Code of Obligations The Swiss Code of Obligations (SR/RS 22, german: Obligationenrecht; french: Code des obligations; it, Diritto delle obbligazioni; rm, Dretg d'obligaziuns) is a portion of the second part (SR/RS 2) of the internal Swiss law ("Private law - Admin ...

(SR 22) was adopted and considered as the fifth part of the Swiss Civil Code. It thus became the first civil code to include commercial law.

Content

The Swiss Civil Code contains more than two thousands articles. Its first article states that:

References

External links

*
Bernhard Schnyder, "Code civil (CC)" in ''Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse'', 02/08/2005.
* English semi-official translation:

(Swiss Civil Code: persons, family, succession, property)

(Code of Obligations) Law of Switzerland Civil codes {{switzerland-stub

History and influences

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