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The making of the civil codes : a twenty-first century perspective / / Michele Graziadei, Lihong Zhang, editors |
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Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] |
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©2023 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (415 pages) |
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Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice ; ; Volume 104 |
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Civil law - Codification |
Civil law systems |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- On Civil Codes: A Twenty-First Century Perspective -- 1 The Force of an Idea -- 2 The Code Is Dead, Long Live the Code -- 3 The Letter and the Meaning of a Code -- 4 The Reasons for a Lasting Legacy -- References -- The Codifications at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century -- 1 Codification: An Outdated Form of Legislation? -- 2 The Sustainability of Traditional Forms of Codification -- 2.1 The Codification-Modification Approach -- 2.2 Codification-Compilation -- 3 The Emergence of New Forms of Codification -- 3.1 Private Codification -- 3.2 Supranational Codification -- References -- Civil Law in Spain is Plural, as Are Its National Civil Codes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Coexistence of Civil Codes in Spain -- 3 Resilience v. Obsolescence of Codes -- 3.1 The Recodification Trend -- 3.2 The Obsolescence of the CC -- 3.3 The Failed Attempts at Comprehensive Reform -- 4 The Emergence of a Civil Code in Catalonia -- 4.1 Codification: An Unfinished Process -- 4.2 The Political Reasons for Codification -- 4.3 The Code and the Catalan Legal Tradition -- 4.4 Systemic Risks -- 5 Structure and Contents of the CC of Catalonia -- 5.1 Prescription and Caducity -- 5.2 Person and Family Law -- 5.3 Law of Succession -- 5.4 Contract Law -- 6 The Relevance of the Code as a Common of General Law |
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for Catalonia -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- The Making of the Turkish Civil Code -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An Overview of the Concept of Modernization in Turkey -- 3 Other Laws Affected by the Legal Adaptation Movement -- 4 Why the Swiss Civil Code was Chosen -- 5 The Effects of the Law Adaptation Movement on Modernization -- 6 Problems Faced During the Adaptation Process -- 7 Post-adaptation Period -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- The Perpetual French Codification -- 1 Introduction. |
2 The Meaning of Codification (What Is Codification?) -- 3 The Objectives of Codification (Why Do We Codify?) -- 4 The Drafters of Codification (Who Is the Codifier?) -- 5 The Content of Codification (What Do We Codify?). -- 5.1 Law of Contract -- 5.2 Law of Secured Transactions -- 5.3 Extra-Contractual Liability -- 6 The Methods of Codification (How and How Much Do We Codify?) -- 7 The Time and Place of Codification (When and Where to Codify?) -- 7.1 Time for Codification -- 7.2 Place for Codification -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- The Making, Meaning and Application of Civil Codes in the Netherlands -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dutch Nineteenth Century Codifications: The Dawning of a New Era -- 3 The Role of the Judiciary in the Nineteenth Century -- 4 The Changing Role of the Judiciary in the Early Twentieth Century -- 5 Reform of the Code: The New (Un)Completed Civil Code of 1992 -- 6 The Codification of 1992: Still the Central Focus of Attention -- 7 The Legislature and the Courts: 'Two Partners in the Business of Law' -- 8 Enforcement of Constitutional Values: The Urgenda Case -- 9 The Future of the Dutch Civil Code -- References -- The Italian Civil Code at Eighty: Facing Old Age -- 1 The Making of the Italian Civil Code of 1942. -- 2 The Transition to Democracy in the Aftermath of the Second World War and the Renovation of Italian Legal Culture -- 3 The Law of Persons and Family Law -- 4 The Law of Succession -- 5 The Law of Property -- 6 The Law of Obligations -- 7 By Way of Conclusion: Texts, Interpreters, Codifiers -- References -- Blitzkrieg Codification: The 2020 Belgian Civil Code -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The History of Private Law Codification in Belgium -- 3 The 2016 Recodification Program -- 4 The Structure of the New Civil Code -- 5 The Methods of Editing the Code -- 6 Why Does It Work This Time? -- 7 Landmines on the Road to Completion?. |
8 Future Challenges -- 9 A Final Problem -- 10 Addendum -- References -- The Making of the Argentine Civil and Commercial Code -- 1 Purpose of This Paper -- 2 Some Relevant Facts -- 3 The Concept of Code. Managing Decodification. Some Instruments to Facilitate It -- 4 The Role of the Judge: The Constitutionalization of Private Law. The Value of Principles -- 5 The Human Being, Center of the System. Dignity and Autonomy -- 6 Methods of Interpretation -- 7 The Method of the Civil and Commercial Code. The Unification of Civil and Commercial Contracts. Consumer Law -- 8 Another Aspect of Constitutionalization. The Issue of Effectiveness. -- 9 Conservation and Innovation -- 10 What Was Left Along the Way and What Was Changed from the Initial Draft -- References -- Civil Law and Social Changes in Korea in the Past 30 Years -- 1 Introduction: Characteristics of Social Changes and Challenges During the Last 30 Years in Korea and Deficiencies in the Responses of the Civil Law in Korea -- 1.1 Social Changes and Challenges in Korea During the Last 30 Years -- 1.2 Responses to Social Change by Way of a Series of Partial Amendments of the Korean Civil Code -- 2 Series of Projects of Amendment of the Korean Civil Code -- 2.1 Two Attempted Projects of Amendment of the Korean Civil Code's Law of Property Fall Short of a Successful Complete Revision -- 2.2 Amendment of Family Law |
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in the Korean Civil Code a Relative Success -- 3 Legislative Action by Way of Special Civil Acts Outside the Korean Civil Code for a Timely Adaptive Response to Social Changes and Challenges -- 3.1 Legislative Responses to Growing Migration to Urban Centers, Shifting Social Structures, and Rapid Increases in the Price of Land and Housing by Reason of Growing Industrialization and Urbanization. |
3.2 Evolution of Consumer Protection Laws to Protect Emerging Consumer Class Transitioning to a Consumer Based Economic Model -- 3.3 Acceptance of and Participation in the International Trend Toward Globalization -- 3.4 Changes of Practice and Theory of Juridical Acts with Growing Importance of Artificial Intelligence, Information Technologies, and the Advent of Hyper-Connected Societies -- 3.5 Responses of the Civil Law to the Extensive Immigration of North Korean Escapees -- 4 Modification of the Korean Civil Code by Judgments of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court -- 5 Diversification of Legal Methods to Remedy Damages -- 6 Conclusory Evaluation of the Past and Future Evolution of Korean Civil Law -- References -- Between Globalization and Localization: Japan's Struggle to Properly Update Its Civil Code -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of Japan's Civil Code Reform of 2017 -- 2.1 The Origins of the Project -- 2.2 The Progress of Deliberations for Reform -- 3 Background to the Reform: The Civil Code in Society -- 3.1 Codification in the Late Nineteenth Century -- 3.2 Changes in Society and New Challenges -- 3.3 Special Statutes and Case Law as Responses -- 3.4 Implications for Civil Code Reform -- 4 Policies Adopted by the Reform -- 4.1 Observed Policies -- 4.2 Analysis of the Four Policies -- 5 Achievements of the Reform -- 5.1 Scale Down of the Reform -- 5.2 Simple Quantitative Analysis of the Reform -- 5.3 Triumph of Legal Technocrats -- 6 Prospects for the Future -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- The Chinese Civil Code: The Problem of Systematization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Codification and Systematization -- 3 The Chinese Civil Code and Its Systematization -- 4 The Relation Between Book I (General Provisions) and Other Books -- 5 The Relation Between Different Specific Books. |
6 The Internal Relation of Different Provisions Within One Book -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Reinforcing the French Legacy While Borrowing from the Common Law: The Civil Code of Quebec (1991) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Civil Law in a British Province, 1760-1866 -- 3 Civil Law in a Canadian Province, 1867-1955 -- 4 Recodifying Civil Law, 1955-1991 -- 5 Living with a New Code, 1991-2021 -- 6 The Ten Books of the Quebec Civil Code After Thirty Years -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- The German BGB: What Needs to Be Changed and Why -- 1 Codifications as Mirrors of Their Times -- 2 Modernization of the BGB -- 2.1 Past Proposals -- 2.2 A New Proposal -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Second Wave of the PostSocialist Civil Law Recodification in Russia -- 1 The Idea of the Second Civil Law Recodification -- 2 Features of the Second Recodification of Russian Civil Law -- 2.1 Principle of Good Faith -- 2.2 Subject of Civil Law Regulation -- 2.3 Decisions of Meetings -- 2.4 Limitation of Actions -- 2.5 Real Rights -- 2.6 Obligations and Contracts -- 2.7 Securities -- 2.8 Financial Transactions -- 2.9 Inheritance Law -- References -- The Civil Codes of Switzerland from a Historical and Comparative Perspective: Some Reflections Based on the Swiss Experience -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Triggering Effect of Napoleon and His Helvetic Republic -- 3 The Cantonal Codifications and the Difference in Understanding -- 3.1 Four Different Groups of Codifications -- 3.2 Two Significant Issues -- 4 The Unification Process Toward a First Federal Code -- 5 Some Final Thoughts -- 5.1 No Codes for Specific Groups of People -- 5.2 A Code |
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Has an Open Texture -- References -- The 2002 Brazilian Civil Code -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Roots of the 2002 Brazilian Civil Code -- 3 From Professor Miguel Reale's 1970 Civil Code Draft to the 2002 Civil Code. |
4 Does the 2002 Civil Code Respond to Contemporary Social Needs?. |
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