Italian Civil Code

The Italian Civil Code (Italian: Codice civile) is the civil code of Italy, a collection of norms regulating private law.^[1] It was enacted under Fascist rule, by Royal decree no. 262 of 16 March 1942. It predates the current Italian Constitution, and it was amended in the postwar period.^[1] The 1942 civil code replaced an earlier civil code which was in force since 1865, the latter being essentially an Italian translation of the Napoleonic Code.^[1] Some parts of the 1942 code are based on the German Civil Code of 1900.

Contents

• Preliminary provisions: 16 provisions applying to all books of the civil code.
• Book 1 - family law: marriage, adoption.
• Book 2 - inheritance law: wills.
• Book 3 - property: movable items, real estate, property rights and limits.
• Book 4 - bonds, purchase and sale contracts, mortgages.
• Book 5 - business law and labor law.
• Book 6 - civil liability, transcription, credit law, rules of evidence.

References

1. Perlingieri, Pietro (2017). Manuale di diritto civile (8 ed.). Napoli: Edizioni scientifiche italiane. ISBN 884953261X.