The Italian Civil Code (
Italian: Codice civile) is the
civil code of Italy, a collection of norms regulating
private law.[1] It was enacted under
Fascist rule, by
Royal decree no. 262 of 16 March 1942. It predates the current
Italian Constitution, and it was amended in the postwar period.[1] The 1942 civil code replaced an earlier civil code which was in force since 1865, the latter being essentially an Italian translation of the
Napoleonic Code.[1] Some parts of the 1942 code are based on the
German Civil Code of 1900.
Contents
Preliminary provisions: 16 provisions applying to all books of the civil code.
Book 1 - family law: marriage, adoption.
Book 2 - inheritance law: wills.
Book 3 - property: movable items, real estate, property rights and limits.
Book 4 - bonds, purchase and sale contracts, mortgages.
Book 5 - business law and labor law.
Book 6 - civil liability, transcription, credit law, rules of evidence.
References
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abcPerlingieri, Pietro (2017). Manuale di diritto civile (8 ed.). Napoli: Edizioni scientifiche italiane.
ISBN884953261X.