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- The Civil Code of the Philippines is a comprehensive legal code that governs various aspects of civil law in the Philippines. The Civil Code was enacted in 1949 and covers the following: Persons (Book I); Property, ownership and its modifications (Book II); Different manners of acquiring ownership (Book III); Obligations and contracts (Book IV).
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AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND INSTITUTE THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES. PRELIMINARY TITLE. CHAPTER 1 Effect and Application of Laws. Article 1. This Act shall be known as the "Civil Code of the Philippines." (n) Article 2.
The Civil Code governs private law in the Philippines, including obligations and contracts, succession, torts and damages, property. It was enacted in 1950. Book I of the Civil Code, which governed marriage and family law, was supplanted by the Family Code in 1987. Republic Act No. 6657: Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Code
The Civil Code of the Philippines is the product of the codification of private law in the Philippines. It is the general law that governs family and property relations in the Philippines. It was enacted in 1950, and remains in force to date with some significant amendments .
1. Mere holding or having without any right whatsoever— grammatical degree. 2. Possession with juridical title—juridical possession. 3. Possession with just title but not from the real owner—real possessory right. 4. Possession with title of dominium, with a just title from the owner.
Nov 1, 2023 · Notes: 1) Definitions. a. Juridical capacity – “is the fitness to be the subject of legal relations.” (Article 37, Civil Code) b. Capacity to act – “is the power to do acts with legal effects.” (Ibid.) 2) Contrast: Juridical Capacity v. Capacity to Act.
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COMMENT: (1) Sources of the Civil Code, 7; (2) Commentators and Annotators on the Civil Code of Spain, 8; (3) Brief History of Our Civil Laws, 8; (4) Sources of Philippine Civil Law, 9; (5) Books of the Civil Code, 10; (6) Some Important Changes Made by the Civil Code, 10; (7) The Code Commission, 11; (8) The
