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Spanish Civil Code
The Civil Code of Spain ( es, Código Civil), formally the Royal Decree of 24 July 1889 ( es, Real Decreto de 24 de julio de 1889) is the law that regulates the major aspects of Spanish civil law. It is one of the last civil codes in Continental Europe because of the sociopolitical, religious and territorial tensions that dominated 19th-century Spain. The code has been modified numerous times and remains in force. Structure The structure of the Civil Code is heavily inspired by the French Civil Code of 1804. It is made up of 1976 articles. * Preliminary Title. Of legal norms, their application and efficacy (articles 1 to 16). * Book I. Of persons (articles 17 to 332). * Book II. Of goods, of property and of their modifications (articles 333 to 608). * Book III. Of the different ways of acquiring property (articles 609 to 1087). * Book IV. Of obligations and contracts (articles 1088 to 1975). * Article 1976 is a repeal provision. * 13 transitional provisions. * 4 additional provis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Law (civil Law)
Private law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the ''jus commune'' that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts and torts (as it is called in the common law), and the law of obligations (as it is called in civil legal systems). It is to be distinguished from public law, which deals with relationships between both natural and artificial persons (i.e., organizations) and the state, including regulatory statutes, penal law and other law that affects the public order. In general terms, private law involves interactions between private individuals, whereas public law involves interrelations between the state and the general population. Concept One of the five capital lawyers in Roman law, Domitius Ulpianus, (170–223) – who differentiated ius publicum versus ius privatum – the European, more exactly the continental law, philosophers and thinkers want(ed) to put each branch of law into this dichotomy: Public and Private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |