Civil Code of the Republic of Korea

The Civil Code of the Republic of Korea is one of the three foundational legal codes of South Korea, alongside the criminal law and the constitution, passed in 1958 as Law No. 471 following a codification process that began after independence from Japanese rule in 1945. It is organized into five parts, general provisions, property rights, claims covering contracts and torts, family relations, and inheritance, and it stands as the largest code in the South Korean legal system. It has been amended several times since enactment, most significantly in its family law provisions, including the abolition in 2005 of the patriarchal household registration system after the Constitutional Court found it incompatible with the principle of equality. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/