The Austrian Civil Code, known in German as the Allgemeines burgerliches Gesetzbuch or ABGB, is Austria's general civil code. It was published on 1 June 1811 after some forty years of preparatory work and came into force on 1 January 1812, with Karl Anton Freiherr von Martini and Franz von Zeiller as its principal drafters at different stages. The code was shaped by Enlightenment ideals of freedom and equality before the law, comparable in spirit to the Napoleonic Code, and it followed the three-part structure inherited from Roman law before being modernized during the First World War. It remains Austria's basic civil code today and also serves as the civil code of Liechtenstein, and its framework influenced the successor states of Austria-Hungary, with some of its provisions remaining in force in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Era (category)19th Century (1800-1899) 2 Legal Status
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1. Wikipedia: Austrian Civil Code
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ABGB continues to be the basic civil code of Austria to this day and it is also still the basic civil code of Liechtenstein.
2. Allgemeines b?rgerliches Gesetzbuch (Wikipedia)
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The General civil code (German: Allgemeines b?rgerliches Gesetzbuch or ABGB) is the Civil Code of Austria, which after about 40 years of preparatory work was published on 1 June 1811 and came into force on 1 January 1812.
Authored By: Franz von Zeiller, Lead section
Karl Anton Freiherr von Martini and Franz von Zeiller were the leading drafters at the earlier and later stages of the draft.
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