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The current Portuguese Civil Code ("Código Civil") was approved in November, the 26th, 1966 and entered into force in June, the 1st, 1967.
Its text was prepared by a Commission of Professors of Law which in its final phase was presided and substantially changed by Professor Antunes Varela reason why it is often referred to Varela's Civil Code as opposed to Seabra's Civil Code, the previous Civil Code of Portugal which preparation commission was presided over by Vicount Seabra and entered into force precisely one century before it was revoked, in 1867.
This Code adopted the German classification of areas of Civil Law, following the BGB and is divided into 5 different books:
1. General Part ("Parte Geral") 2. Law of Obligations ("Direito das Obrigações") 3. Property Law ("Direito das Coisas") 4. Family Law ("Direito da Família") 5. Inheritance Law ("Direito das Sucessões")
The Civil Code was subjected to many revisions and changes both in Portugal as well as in some of its former overseas possessions where it still is in force, but the main structure and concepts of it remain untouched since 1967.
The Macau Civil Code of 1999
In the former Portuguese possession of Macau, China, a new Civil Code was approved in 1999. The Macau Civil Code is direct descendant of the Portuguese Code, as it follows the same structure, but with countless developments, changes, simplifications and additions.
Bibliography
- CARLOS FERREIRA DE ALMEIDA, ASSUNÇÃO CRISTAS and NUNO PIÇARRA (eds.), Portuguese law. An overview, Almedina, Coimbra, 2007.
- JORGE GODINHO, Macau business law and legal system, LexisNexis, Hong Kong, 2007.
- JORGE GODINHO, The Macau Civil Code. A partial English translation [1].
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