German Civil Code

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BGB
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Germany
German citizens
gptkbp:book gptkb:Family_Law
gptkb:Property_Law
General Part
Law of Obligations
gptkbp:category gptkb:German
gptkb:Law_of_Germany
1896 in law
Civil codes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1896-08-18
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:fifthBook Law of Succession
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Civil Code
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Estonian_Law_of_Obligations_Act
gptkb:Greek_Civil_Code
gptkb:Portuguese_Civil_Code
gptkb:South_Korean_Civil_Code
gptkb:French_government
gptkb:Brazilian_Civil_Code
gptkb:Chinese_Civil_Code
gptkb:Japanese_Civil_Code
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Roman
gptkb:French_Civil_Code
Pandectist legal scholarship
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableFor § 104 (incapacity to contract)
§ 119 (voidability for mistake)
§ 138 (contracts contrary to public policy)
§ 157 (interpretation of contracts)
§ 242 (performance in good faith)
§ 311 (obligations by legal transaction)
§ 611 (contract of employment)
§ 823 (liability in damages)
§ 823 (tort law)
§ 929 (property transfer)
§ 929 (transfer of ownership)
§ 985 (claim for restitution of property)
§ 985 (restitution of property)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Bürgerliches_Gesetzbuch
gptkbp:relatedTo Introductory Act to the Civil Code (EGBGB)
gptkbp:startDate 1900-01-01
gptkbp:structure 5 books
gptkbp:subject civil law
private law
gptkbp:translatedInto English
gptkbp:website https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:law
gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4