German Civil Code (BGB)

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BGB
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:book gptkb:Family_Law
gptkb:Property_Law
General Part
Law of Obligations
gptkbp:category gptkb:German
1896 in law
Civil codes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1896
gptkbp:dividedInto five books
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1900-01-01
gptkbp:fifthBook Law of Succession
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Civil Code (BGB)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Greek_Civil_Code
gptkb:South_Korean_Civil_Code
gptkb:French_government
gptkb:Brazilian_Civil_Code
gptkb:Chinese_Civil_Code
gptkb:Japanese_Civil_Code
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableFor § 104 (incapacity to contract)
§ 157 (interpretation of contracts)
§ 242 (performance in good faith)
§ 311 (obligations by legal transaction)
§ 929 (transfer of ownership)
§ 119 (voidability of declarations of intent)
§ 130 (effectiveness of declarations of intent)
§ 823 (liability in tort)
§ 985 (claim for return of property)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Bürgerliches_Gesetzbuch
gptkbp:purpose regulate private law relations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:German_Commercial_Code_(HGB)
Introductory Act to the Civil Code (EGBGB)
gptkbp:replacedBy various regional civil codes
gptkbp:subject civil law
private law
gptkbp:type gptkb:law
gptkbp:website https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:legal_history_of_Germany
gptkb:Civil_law_jurisdictions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7