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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.

Book III. Low of Things.

Chapter I. Possession.

• Secs. 854 – 872.

Chapter II. General Provisions relating to Rights over Land.

• Secs. 873 – 902.

Chapter III. Ownership.

Title I. Scope of Ownership.

• Secs. 903 – 924.

Title II. Acguisition and Loss of Ownership of Land.

• Secs. 925 – 928.

Title III. Acguisition and Loss of Ownership of Moveables.

Part I. Transfer.

• Secs. 929 – 936.

Part II. Usucapion.

• Secs. 937 – 945.

Part III. Incorporation. Confusion. Specification.

• Secs. 946 – 952.

Part IV. Acquisition of Products and other Component Parts of a Thing.

• Secs. 953 – 957.

Part V. Appropriation.

• Secs. 958 – 964.

Part VI. Finding.

• Secs. 965 – 984.

Title IV. Claims arising from Ownership.

• Secs. 985 – 1007.

Title V. Co-ownership.

• Secs. 1008 – 1011.

Chapter IV. Heritable Building Rights.

• Secs. 1012 – 1017.

Chapter V. Servitudes.

Title I. Real Servitudes.

• Secs. 1018 – 1029.

Title II. Usufruct.

Part I. Usufruct of Things.

• Secs. 1030 – 1067.

Part II. Usufruct of Rights.

• Secs. 1068 – 1084.

Part III. Usufruct of a Person’s Whole Property.

• Secs. 1085 – 1089.

Title III. Limited Personal Servitudes.

• Secs. 1090 – 1093.

Chapter VI. Real Right of Pre-emption.

• Secs. 1094 – 1104.

Chapter VII. Perpetual Charge on Land.

• Secs. 1105 – 1112.

Chapter VIII. Hypotheca. Land Charge. Annuity Charge.

Title I. Hypotheca.

• Secs. 1113 – 1190.

Title II. Land Charge. Annuity Charge.

Part I. Land Charge.

• Secs. 1191 – 1198.

Part II. Annuity Charge.

• Secs. 1199 – 1203.

Chapter IX. Pledge of Moveables and of Rights.

Title I. Pledge of Moveables.

• Secs. 1204 – 1272.

Title II. Pledge of Rights.

• Secs. 1273 – 1296.

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