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GERMAN CIVIL CODE OF 1896

• Based on the English Translation by: Wang, Chung Hui (1907). The German Civil Code, translated and annotated with historical introduction and appendices. London: Stevens and Sons. [available on Archive.org]
• Original Version in German.

BOOK I. General Principles.

Chapter I. Persons.

Title I. Natural Persons.

• Secs. 1 – 20

Title II. Juristic Persons.

1. General Provisions.

• Secs. 21 – 54

2. Registered Associations.

• Secs. 55 – 79

Part II. Foundations.

• Secs. 80 – 88

Part III. Juristic Persons under Public Law.

• Sec. 89

Chapter II. Things.

• Secs. 90 – 103

Chapter III. Juristic Acts.

Title I. Disposing Capacity.

• Secs. 104 – 115

Title II. Declaration of Intention.

• Secs. 116 – 144

Title III. Contract.

• Secs. 145 – 157

Title IV. Conditions, Limitation of Time.

• Secs. 158 – 163

Title V. Agency, Power of Agency.

• Secs. 164 – 181

Title VI. Approval, Ratification.

• Secs. 182 – 185

Chapter IV. Periods of Time, Dates.

• Secs. 186 – 193

Chapter V. Prescriptions.

• Secs. 194 – 225

Chapter VI. Exercise of Rights, Self-Defense, Self-Help.

• Secs. 226 – 231

Chapter VII. Giving of Security.

• Secs. 232 – 240

BOOK II. Law of Obligations.

Chapter I. Scope of Obligations.

Title I. Obligation of Performance.

• Secs. 241 – 292

Title II. Default of the Creditor.

• Secs. 293 – 304

Chapter II. Obligations Ex Contractu.

Title I. Creation of an Obligation, Scope of a Contract.

• Secs. 305 – 319

Title II. Mutual Contract.

• Secs. 320 – 327

Title III. Promise of Performance in favour of a Third Party.

• Secs. 328 – 335

Title IV. Earnest, Stipulated Penalty.

• Secs. 336 – 345

Title V. Rescission.

• Secs. 346 – 361

Chapter III. Extinction of Obligations.

Title I. Fulfilment.

• Secs. 362 – 371

Title II. Lodgment.

• Secs. 372 – 386

Title III. Set-off

• Secs. 387 – 396

Title IV. Release.

• Sec. 397

Chapter IV. Transfer of Claims.

• Secs. 398 – 413

Chapter V. Assumption of Debt.

• Secs. 414 – 419

Chapter VI. Plurality of Debtors and Creditors.

• Secs. 420 – 432

Chapter VII. Particular Kinds of Obligations.

Title I. Sale, Exchange.

Part. I General Provisions.

• Secs. 433 – 458

Part II. Warranty against Defects of Quality.

• Secs. 459 – 493

I. Sale according to Sample, Sale on Approval.

• Secs. 494 – 496

II. Re-purchase.

• Secs. 497 – 503

III. Pre-emption.

• Secs. 504 – 514

IV. Exchange.

• Sec. 515

Title II. Gift.

• Secs. 516 – 534

Title III. Ordinary Lease, Usufructuary Lease.

Part I. Ordinary Lease.

• Secs. 535 – 580

Part II. Usufructuary Lease.

• Secs. 581 – 597

Title IV. Loan for Use.

• Secs. 598 – 606

Title V. Loan for Consumption.

• Secs. 607 – 610

Title VI. Contract for Service.

• Secs. 611 – 630

Title VII. Contract for Work.

• Secs. 631 – 651

Title VIII. Brokerage.

• Secs. 652 – 656

Title IX. Promise of Reward.

• Secs. 657 – 661

Title X. Mandate.

• Secs. 662 – 676

Title XI. Management of Affairs without Mandate.

• Secs. 677 – 687

Title XII. Deposit.

• Secs. 688 – 700

Title XIII. Delivery of Things to Innkeepers.

• Secs. 701 – 704

Title XIV. Partnership.

• Secs. 705 – 740

Title XV. Community of Ownership.

• Secs. 741 – 758

Title XVI. Annuities.

• Secs. 759 – 761

Title XVII. Gaming, Betting.

• Secs. 762 – 764

Title XVIII. Suretyship.

• Secs. 765 – 778

Title XIX. Compromise.

• Sec. 779

Title XX. Promise of Debt, Acknowledgment of Debt.

• Secs. 780 – 782

Title XXI. Orders to Pay or Deliver.

• Secs. 783 – 792

Title XXII. Obligations to Bearer.

• Secs. 793 – 808

Title XXIII. Production of Things.

• Secs. 809 – 811

Title XXIV. Unjustified Benefits.

• Secs. 812 – 822

Title XXV. Unlawful Acts.

• Secs. 823 – 853

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