Philippine Civil Code

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The Philippine Civil Code is the principal body of private law in the Philippines, governing areas such as obligations and contracts, property, family relations, and succession.

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Civil Code of the Philippines 3
Philippine Civil Code canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil code
administeredBy Philippine courts
alsoKnownAs RA 386
appliesTo juridical persons
natural persons
bookTitle Book I: Persons
Book II: Property, Ownership, and its Modifications
Book III: Different Modes of Acquiring Ownership
Book IV: Obligations and Contracts
citation Republic Act No. 386
composedOf Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
preliminary title
contains provisions on marriage (later largely superseded)
country Philippines
dateSigned 1950-06-18
effectiveDate 1950-08-30
enactedBy Congress of the Philippines
governs contracts
damages
family relations
human relations
obligations
ownership
prescription
property
quasi-contracts
succession
torts
influencedBy American common law principles
Code of Obligations and Contracts (Philippines)
Spanish Civil Code
jurisdiction Republic of the Philippines
linked to: Philippines
language English
Filipino
linked to: Tagalog
legalStatus in force
legalSystem civil law
partiallySupersededBy Family Code of the Philippines
precededBy Spanish Civil Code (Philippine application)
linked to: Spanish Civil Code
principalBodyOf private law in the Philippines
shortName Civil Code of the Philippines
signedBy Elpidio Quirino
signingPresident Elpidio Quirino
subjectMatter civil law
private relations among persons
tookEffectOn 1950-08-30

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Law of Obligations codifiedIn Philippine Civil Code
Philippine Civil Code shortName Civil Code of the Philippines
linked to: Philippine Civil Code
Republic Act No. 386 officialName Civil Code of the Philippines
linked to: Philippine Civil Code
Republic Act No. 386 shortName Civil Code of the Philippines
linked to: Philippine Civil Code