Home›Civil Codes›Legal SystemBrowse ByLegal SystemThis dimension groups legal codes by the legal system they belong to, civil law, common law or another tradition. Wikipedia notes that codification "is one of the defining features for most civil law jurisdictions," while common law jurisdictions codify law in a different way. Browsing this way collects every code written within the same legal tradition.FactsLegal SystemSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA civil code is a codification of private law relating to property, family, and obligations. 1Legal SystemFilter Results23 entriesEraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (8)20th Century (1900-1999) (8)21st Century (2000-Present) (9)Early Modern (1500-1800) (1)Country or JurisdictionAllArgentina (2)Austria (1)Brazil (1)Canada (1)Chile (1)China (1)Czechia (1)Egypt (1)Ethiopia (1)France (1)Germany (1)Goa (1)India (1)Iran (1)Italy (1)Japan (1)Lithuania (1)Netherlands (2)Ottoman Empire (1)Philippines (1)Portugal (1)Romania (1)Russia (2)South Korea (2)Spain (2)Switzerland (1)Turkey (1)Ukraine (1)United States (2)Uruguay (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (5)Historical / No Longer in Force (1)In Force (17)Repealed (1)Superseded / Replaced (2)Authored ByAllAbd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri (1)Ahmed Cevdet Pasha (1)Dalmacio Velez Sarsfield (1)Eugen Huber (1)Felix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Preameneu (1)Francois Denis Tronchet (1)Franz von Zeiller (1)Hozumi Nobushige (1)Jacques de Maleville (1)Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis (1)Louis Moreau-Lislet (1)Rudolph Sohm (1)Group TreeAllCivil Codes of Common Law and Mixed Jurisdictions (4)East Asian Civil Codes (3)German-Language and Central European Civil Codes (3)Islamic, Middle Eastern and African Civil Codes (3)Latin and Romance Civil Codes (9)Soviet and Post-Soviet Civil Codes (4)Legal FamilyAllCivil Law (13)Common Law (1)Mixed Legal System (2)Religious Law (1)Socialist Law (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCivil LawLegal System15 entriesHindu LawLegal System1 entryIndian Legal SystemLegal System3 entriesJapanese LawLegal System1 entryLaw of ArgentinaLegal System1 entryLaw of IranLegal System1 entryLaw of LithuaniaLegal System1 entryLaw of RomaniaLegal System1 entryLaw of RussiaLegal System2 entriesLaw of South KoreaLegal System1 entryLaw of SpainLegal System2 entriesLaw of SwitzerlandLegal System1 entryLaw of the Czech RepublicLegal System1 entryLaw of the NetherlandsLegal System1 entryLaw of the People's Republic of ChinaLegal System2 entriesLaw of the PhilippinesLegal System1 entryLaw of the Soviet UnionLegal System1 entryLaw of the United StatesLegal System1 entryLaw of UkraineLegal System1 entryLaw of UruguayLegal System1 entryLouisiana LawLegal System1 entryMixed SystemsLegal System1 entryQuebec LawLegal System2 entriesSources1. Civil code (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaCivil code, lead sectionQuote, Civil code, lead sectionA civil code is a codification of private law relating to property, family, and obligations.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.