The first edition of the Swiss Civil Code, around 1907
Ratified
10 December 1907
Date effective
1 January 1912 (current version as of 1 April 2016)
Location
SR 210
Author(s)
Eugen Huber, Virgile Rossel, Brenno Bertoni
Purpose
Regulates relationship between individuals
The Swiss Civil Code (SR/RS 210, German: Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB); French: Code civil suisse (CC); Italian: Codice civile svizzero (CC); Romansh: Cudesch civil svizzer) is a portion of the second part (SR/RS 2) of the internal Swiss law ("Private law - Administration of civil justice - Enforcement") that regulates the codified law ruling in Switzerland and relationship between individuals. It was first adopted in 1907 (effective since 1 January 1912).[1][2][3]
It was largely influenced by the German civil code, and partly influenced by the French civil code, but the majority of comparative law scholars (such as K. Zweigert and Rodolfo Sacco) argue that the Swiss code derives from a distinct paradigm of civil law.[4][5][6]
^"SR 21 Zivilgesetzbuch" (official website) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland. 10 September 1916. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^"SR 210 Swiss Civil Code of 10 December 1907 (Status as of 1 January 2016)" (official website). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Council. 10 September 1916. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^The Swiss Civil Code of December 10, 1907 (Effective January 1, 1912); Translated by Robert P. Shick, A.M., LL.B., Member of the Philadelphia Bar; Annotated by Charles Wetherill, A.B., LL.D., Member of the Philadelphia Bar; Corrected and Revised by Eugen Huber, Dr. Jur., Rer. Pub. et Phil., Law Professor, University of Berne; Alfred Siegwart, Dr.Jur., Professor of Swiss Law, University of Freiburg ; Gordon E. Sherman, Ph.B., LL.B., Member of the New York and New Jersey Bars. Boston, U.S.: The Boston Book Company. Retrieved 28 November 2016 – via Internet Archive.
^Stoffel, Walter A. (1987). "National Reports, Switzerland". In Knapp, Viktor (ed.). International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law. Vol. I. Tübingen and Dorderecht, Boston, Lancaster: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck) and Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. S-186.
^Zweigert, Konrad, Professor of Law, University of Hamburg; Director, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law; Kötz, Hein, M.C.L. (Mich.); Professor of Law, University of Konstanz (1977). An Introduction to Comparative Law; Translated from the German by Tony Weir, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Vol. I: The Framework. Amsterdam, New York, Oxford: North Holland Publishing Company. pp. 166–177.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Rabel, Ernst (1950), "Private Laws of Western Civilization: Part III. The German and Swiss Civil Codes", Louisiana Law Review, vol. 10, pp. 271–275, retrieved 29 November 2016
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