Law No. 131 of 1948 promulgating the Civil Code. Pays/Territoire Égypte Type du document Législation Date 1948 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Terre et sols, Général Mot clé Contrat/accord Crédit Terrains agricoles Terrains urbains Exploitation agricole Régime foncier Location Propriété Terres privées Droits de propriété Terres publiques Droit d'usage Servitude Développement agricole Aire géographique Afrique, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Afrique du Nord, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden Résumé The Egyptian Civil Code is the primary source of civil law for Egypt. The first version of Egyptian Civil Code was written in 1948 containing 1149 articles. The code focuses on the regulation of business and commerce, and does not include any provisions regarding family law. Article 1 of the code provides that, “in the absence of any applicable legislation, the judge shall decide according to the custom and failing the custom, according to the principles of Islamic Law. In the absence of these principles, the judge shall have recourse to natural law and the rules of equity.” Texte intégral Arabe