2000 (in force 2001) · Civil codes

Civil Code of Lithuania

Lithuania

A new civil code written after Lithuania regained independence.

Why it matters

It drew on the Dutch code and other modern codes rather than only on German or French models.

Built on

1992

Dutch New Civil Code

Netherlands

took the structure and many ideas from the Dutch code

Went on to shape

No later text on this timeline is recorded as built on it.

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Lithuania

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