Dutch Civil Code
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The Dutch Civil Code is the central body of private law in the Netherlands, governing areas such as contracts, property, family law, and obligations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dutch Civil Code canonical | 4 |
| Burgerlijk Wetboek | 1 |
| Burgerlijk Wetboek (Dutch Civil Code) | 1 |
| Dutch Civil Code (old) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9881591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dutch Civil Code Context triple: [Dutch law, primarySource, Dutch Civil Code]
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Belgian Civil Code
The Belgian Civil Code is the foundational body of private law in Belgium, governing matters such as contracts, property, and family relations, and originally modeled on early 19th-century continental civil law traditions.
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B.
Dutch law
Dutch law is the civil law-based legal system of the Netherlands, governing areas such as constitutional, criminal, civil, and administrative law within the Dutch kingdom and its territories.
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C.
Dutch Code of Civil Procedure
The Dutch Code of Civil Procedure is the primary legislative framework governing civil court proceedings and procedural rules in the Netherlands.
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D.
Belgian Judicial Code
The Belgian Judicial Code is the primary legislative framework governing civil procedure, court organization, and the functioning of the judiciary in Belgium.
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E.
Dutch Criminal Code
The Dutch Criminal Code is the primary body of statutory criminal law in the Netherlands, defining criminal offenses and their penalties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dutch Civil Code Target entity description: The Dutch Civil Code is the central body of private law in the Netherlands, governing areas such as contracts, property, family law, and obligations.
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A.
Belgian Civil Code
The Belgian Civil Code is the foundational body of private law in Belgium, governing matters such as contracts, property, and family relations, and originally modeled on early 19th-century continental civil law traditions.
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B.
Dutch law
Dutch law is the civil law-based legal system of the Netherlands, governing areas such as constitutional, criminal, civil, and administrative law within the Dutch kingdom and its territories.
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C.
Dutch Code of Civil Procedure
The Dutch Code of Civil Procedure is the primary legislative framework governing civil court proceedings and procedural rules in the Netherlands.
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D.
Belgian Judicial Code
The Belgian Judicial Code is the primary legislative framework governing civil procedure, court organization, and the functioning of the judiciary in Belgium.
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E.
Dutch Criminal Code
The Dutch Criminal Code is the primary body of statutory criminal law in the Netherlands, defining criminal offenses and their penalties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch statute
ⓘ
civil code ⓘ codification of private law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
legal persons
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natural persons ⓘ |
| basedOn | continental European civil law tradition ⓘ |
| citationStyle | article number preceded by book number ⓘ |
| contains |
Book 10: Private international law
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Book 1: Law of persons and family law ⓘ Book 2: Legal persons ⓘ Book 3: Patrimonial law in general ⓘ Book 4: Succession ⓘ Book 5: Real property rights ⓘ Book 6: General part of the law of obligations ⓘ Book 7: Particular contracts ⓘ Book 7A: Old special contracts ⓘ
linked to:
Book 7A
Book 8: Transport law ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| governs |
formation of contracts
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non-performance and remedies ⓘ ownership and limited real rights ⓘ performance of obligations ⓘ |
| hasStructure | books, titles, sections, articles ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Napoleonic Code ⓘ |
| inForceIn | European Netherlands ⓘ |
| isCentralBodyOf | Dutch private law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil law
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private law ⓘ |
| legalNature | statutory law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Burgerlijk Wetboek
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linked to:
Dutch Civil Code
|
| partOf |
Dutch legal system
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch law
|
| regulates |
company law aspects
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contract law ⓘ family law ⓘ law of obligations ⓘ property law ⓘ succession law ⓘ tort law ⓘ |
| shortName | BW ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil relationships between private parties
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companies and legal persons ⓘ foundations and associations ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage and divorce ⓘ obligations between parties ⓘ parental authority and custody ⓘ rights in rem ⓘ |
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Subject: Dutch Civil Code Description of subject: The Dutch Civil Code is the central body of private law in the Netherlands, governing areas such as contracts, property, family law, and obligations.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dutch Civil Code
linked to: Dutch Civil Code
linked to: Dutch Civil Code