The Swiss civil code (German: Zivilgesetzbuch; French: Code civil; Italian: Codice civile) is the codified law ruling in Switzerland and regulating relationship between individuals.
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 Eugen Huber, it was subsequently translated in the two other national languages (at the time Romansh was not official) by Virgile Rossel and Brenno Bertoni for French and Italian, respectively.
It was largely influenced by the German civil code, which was in turn a derivation of the Napoleonic code. A modified version of the code has also been adopted by Turkey.
References
- "Swiss Civil Code". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/577158/Swiss-Civil-Code. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
- "Turkey and the adoption of the Swiss Civil Code". Federal Department of Justice and Police. http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/en/home/dokumentation/red/archiv/reden_christoph_blocher/2006/2006-10-04.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
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