Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO) is the German code of civil procedure.
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Civil law (legal system) — For the article on the area of common law systems dealing with disputes between private parties, see Civil law (common law). Legal Systems of the World Civ … Wikipedia
Civil code — First page of the 1804 original edition of the Napoleonic code A civil code is a systematic collection of laws designed to comprehensively deal with the core areas of private law. A jurisdiction that has a civil code generally also has a code of… … Wikipedia
civil law — civil law, adj. 1. the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters, as distinct from laws regulating criminal, political, or military matters. 2. Rom. Hist. the body of law proper to the city or state of Rome, as… … Universalium
Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany Germany † … Catholic encyclopedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Civil service — Not to be confused with civilian service. The term civil service has two distinct meanings: A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations. The body of… … Wikipedia
Napoleonic Code — First page of the 1804 original edition. The Napoleonic Code or Code Napoléon (originally, the Code civil des français) is the French civil code, established under Napoléon I in 1804. The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of … Wikipedia
Law of Germany — The modern German legal system is a system of law which is grounded on the principles laid out by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, though many of the most important laws as for example most regulations of the civil code (… … Wikipedia
Napoleonic Code — Established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804, the Napoleonic Code became the foundation of the French legal system. The adoption of the French Civil Code ( Code civil des Français ), popularly called the Code Napoléon, realized a goal of the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
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