Civil Codes on the Web

Selected Guide to Civil Code Materials Available Through the World Wide Web
Edited by
Vicen Feli
Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian
February, 2006

NOTICE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to assist in the identification and use of
potentially relevant sources of legal information. Nothing in this document should be
interpreted as legal advice.

Introduction

This pathfinder is a collection of the Civil Codes available online. The impetus behind
this guide is based on the efforts of the Association Henri Capitant Louisiana Chapter to
collect the Civil Codes of the world to support the primary goal of the Association in
preserving and fostering the civilian legal heritage. While an effort was made to collect
sites that presented the codes in their entirety, some codes are only available online as
partial or extracted versions. Sites linking to abbreviated or partial versions of codes are
marked as Extracts for the users convenience. Where possible, or available, the
official versions of the code have been chosen as the preferred links. For countries where
English is not the official language, and where English translations are available, the
links to the English translations of the codes are provided. No representation is made in
this pathfinder as to the accuracy or validity of these translations.

Civil Codes Online

Algeria Code Civil
French http://membres.lycos.fr/lexalgeria/

Argentina Cdigo Civil Argentino
Spanish
http://www.redetel.gov.ar/Normativa/Archivos%20de%20Normas/CodigoCivil.htm
http://www3.usal.es/~derepriv/refccarg/ccargent/codciv.htm

Armenia Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia
English
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/armenia/civ-arm-eng.htm
Russian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/armenia/civ-arm-rus.htm

Austria Allgemeines Brgerliches Gesetzbuch
German
http://www.ibiblio.org/ais/abgb1.htm

Azerbaijan Civil Code
Azerbaijani
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/azerbaijan/civil-code-azerbaijan-index.az.html
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/azerbaijan/civil-code-azerbaijan-index.az.html
Russian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/azerbaijan/civil-code-azerbaijan-index.ru.html

Belarus Civil Code of the Republic of Belarus (Extracts)
English
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/belacc.pdf

Belgium Code Civil Belge
French
http://lexinter.net/LOTWVers4/CCIVB/index.htm

Bolivia Cdigo Civil
Spanish
http://www.cajpe.org.pe/RIJ /bases/legisla/bolivia/ley11.HTM


Brazil Cdigo Civil Brasileiro
Portuguese
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Leis/2002/L10406.htm

California Civil Code

English
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=civ&codebody=&hits=20

Chile Cdigo Civil de Chile
Spanish
http://colegioabogados.org/normas/codice/codigocivil.html

Costa Rica Cdigo Civil de Costa Rica
Spanish
http://www.costaricalaw.com/legalnet/codigocivil.htm

Czech Republic Civil Code (Extracts)
English
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/czech.pdf

France Code Civil
French, Spanish, and English
http://www.bicentenaireducodecivil.fr/leger/legifrance.htm

Germany Brgerliches Gesetzbuch
German
http://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/recht/de/rv/szprecht/bgb/
English (Enter Civil Code in the search field)
http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/

Georgia Civil Code of the Republic of Georgia
German
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/georgia/ZGB%20GEO%20Inhalt.htm

Hungary Civil Code of the Republic of Hungary
English
http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/reformclub/hunc1.html

Indonesia Civil Code
English
http://www.asia-pacific-
action.org/southeastasia/indonesia/resources/indonlaw/umum/civil%20code%20english.h
tm

Iran Civil Code of Iran
English
http://www.iranwd.com/laws/ltr-r226.htm

Italy Codice Civile
Italian
http://www.jus.unitn.it/cardozo/Obiter_Dictum/codciv/Codciv.htm
http://www.unicam.it/ssdici/codice.html
http://www.dirittoefamiglia.it/Docs/Giuridici/leggi/Default.htm#CC

Ivory Coast Code Civil
French
http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/afrikarecht/ivr-1.html

Japan Civil Code
Japanese
http://law.e-gov.go.jp/cgi-bin/idxsearch.cgi

Kazakhstan Civil Code
Russian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/kazakhstan/civ-kaz-general-rus.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/kazakhstan/civ-kaz-special-rus.htm

Kyrgyzstan Civil Code
Russian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/kyrgyzstan/gk-1-kyr-rus.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/kyrgyzstan/gk-2-kyr-rus.htm
English (Extracts)
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/kyrgyzcc.pdf

Latvia Civil Code (Extracts)
English
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/latviacc.pdf

Lithuania Civil Code (Extracts)
English
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/lithcc.pdf

Louisiana Civil Code
English
http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?folder=222

Luxembourg Code Civil
French
http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/textescoordonnes/codes/index.html#code_civil

Macau Cdigo Civil
Portuguese
http://www.imprensa.macau.gov.mo/bo/i/99/31/codcivpt/indice.asp

Mexico Cdigo Civil

Spanish
http://www.solon.org/Statutes/Mexico/Spanish/cc-intro.html


Moldova Codul Civil Republicii Moldova
French
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civ-mol-1-fra.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civ-mol-2-fra.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civ-mol-3-fra.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civ-mol-4-fra.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civ-mol-5-fra.htm
German
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civil-code-buch-1_ger.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civil-code-buch-2_ger.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civil-code-buch-3_ger.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civil-code-buch-4_ger.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civil-code-buch-5_ger.htm
Moldavian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/codul-civil-republicii-moldova-
index_rom.html
Russian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/moldova/civil-code-moldova-index_rus.html

Mongolia Civil Code
German
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART1.HTM#_Toc8263882
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART2.HTM
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART3.HTM
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART4.HTM
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART5.HTM
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART6.HTM
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART7.HTM
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART8.HTM
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/PART9.HTM
English
http://www.indiana.edu/~mongsoc/mong/civilcode.htm
Mongolian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/mongolia/civ-mon_mon.htm

Paraguay Cdigo Civil de la Repblica del Paraguay
Spanish
http://comunidad.derecho.org/desvars/cc.html

Philippines Civil Code
English
http://www.chanrobles.com/civilcodeofthephilippines.htm

Peru Cdigo Civil
Spanish
http://www.cajpe.org.pe/rij/bases/legisla/peru/codciv.htm

Poland Civil Code
Polish - There are downloadable versions of the Polish Civil Code at the
Rzeczpospolitas legal serwis site, this is the main Polish daily newspaper.
http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/prawo/doc/Kcywilny/kc_spis_tresci.html
English excerpts
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/polcc.pdf

Portugal Cdigo Civil
Portuguese
http://www.giea.net/legislacao.net/codigos/codigo_civil/index.htm

Puerto Rico Cdigo Civil
Spanish
http://www.lexjuris.com/lexcodigo.htm

Qubec Code Civil/Civil Code
French
http://lexinter.net/QC/index.htm
English
http://www.canlii.org/qc/laws/sta/ccq/20040323/part1.html
http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/sujets/glossaire/code-civil-a.htm

Romania Codul Civil
Romanian
http://legal.dntis.ro/codcivil/index-civ.html

Russia Civil Code
Russian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/russia/gkrf-1-rus.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/russia/gkrf-2-rus.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/russia/gkrf-3-rus.htm

Spain Cdigo Civil
Spanish
http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Privado/cc.html
http://civil.udg.es/normacivil/estatal/CC/INDEXCC.htm

Switzerland Code Civil Suisse
French, Italian, and German
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c210.html

Tajikistan Civil Code
English (Extracts)
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/tajikcc.pdf
Russian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/tajikistan/civ-taj-1-rus.htm
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/tajikistan/civ-taj-2-rus.htm

Turkmenistan Civil Code
English
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/turkmenistan/civ-tur-eng.htm
Russian
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/turkmenistan/civ-tur-rus.htm

Ukraine Civil Code (Extracts)
English
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/ukracc.pdf

Uruguay Cdigo Civil
Spanish
http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/Codigos/CodigoCivil/1996/Cod_Civil.htm


Uzbekistan Civil Code (Extracts)
English
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/uzbekcc.pdf

Venezuela Cdigo Civil
Spanish
http://fpantin.tripod.com/index-24.html

Vietnam
English
http://www.worldlii.org/vn/legis/cc73/index.html

Interesting Materials

Kingdom of Hawaii Civil Code
English
http://www.hawaiiankingdom.org/civilcode/index.shtml

Additional Resources

Civil Codes of the World
http://lexinter.net/Legislation/codes_civils_dans_le_monde.htm

Civil Codes in Transition States
http://www.cis-legal-reform.org/civil-code/index.html#civil-code-armenia

European Bank National Laws Page
http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/law/st/core/laws/index.htm



Edited by Vicen Feli
Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian
February, 2006