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Civil Code of the Philippines.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Legislation
Date
1949
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water, General
Keyword
Contract/agreement Enforcement/compliance Agricultural land Urban land Common property Inheritance Land tenure Lease Liability/compensation Ownership Prescription/adverse possession Private land Property rights Public land Right of use Servitude Use restrictions Minerals Flood Groundwater Inland waters Rainwater Registration Sewerage Surface water Water abstraction Freshwater resources management Water rights Water supply Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

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).

Full text
English
Website
www.icnl.org