Italian Civil Code

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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.

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  1. 1 2 3 Perlingieri, Pietro (2017). Manuale di diritto civile (8 ed.). Napoli: Edizioni scientifiche italiane. ISBN   884953261X.