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Effect and Application of Laws. Article 1. This Act shall be known as the "Civil Code of the Philippines." (n) Article 2. Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication in the Official Gazette, unless it is otherwise provided. This Code shall take effect one year after such publication. (1a) Article 3.
Civil Law Definition. Branch of Law that treats the personal and family relations of a person, his property and successional rights, and the effects of obligation and contracts. "Civil" is derived from the Latin "civiles", a citizen. Originally, the word pertained to a member of "civitas" or a free political community (Black's Law Dictionary)
Civil law is actually called "civilian law" in other jurisdictions. "Civilian" is an apt term because rights and duties of individuals among themselves is the primary concern of civil law. It is often suggested that civil proceedings are taken for the purpose of obtaining compensation for injury, and may thus be distinguished from criminal ...
Civil law. ( Private law) Status: In force. 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. [citation needed]
Republic Act No. 386. June 18, 1949. The Civil Code of the Philippines. AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND INSTITUTE THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES. MAIN INDEX. Preliminary Title. Articles 1-36. Book One. Articles 37-413.
The Civil Code of the Philippines AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND INSTITUTE THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES. BOOK IV OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS Title. I. - OBLIGATIONS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS . Art. 1156. An obligation is a juridical necessity to give, to do or not to do. (n) Art. 1157. Obligations arise from: (1) Law; (2) Contracts; (3) Quasi ...
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ARTICLE 1. This Act shall be known as the “Civil Code of the Philippines.”. (n) ARTICLE 2. Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines, unless it is otherwise provided. ARTICLE 3.
