Codex Civilis pro Galicia Orientali 1797: Creation and General Characteristic
Codex Civilis pro Galicia Orientali 1797: Creation and General Characteristic

Summary/Abstract: The article consids the history of creation, structure, language and style features of the Civil Code of Eastern Galicia 1797 – one of the first codifications of private law in Europe, which served as the basis for the creation of the Austrian General Civil Code (ABGB) of 1811 later. The idea that the Code is a product of Roman law reception, without losing certain features of feudal law. To characterize the language and style of the Code, the author of the article used the Latin edition of the text. Based on the general nature of codification processes at the time of the creation of the Code, as well as on the role of the Latin language of the Age of Enlightenment, the article attempts to substantiate the emergence of the Latin version of the Code.

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