1949 · Civil codes

Syrian Civil Code

Syria

The civil code of Syria, written by the same jurist as the Egyptian code of the same year.

Why it matters

It is part of the group of Arab civil codes that follow one model, the Egyptian code.

Built on

1948

Egyptian Civil Code (Sanhuri)

Egypt

drafted at the same time by Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanhuri

Went on to shape

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

Countries in the Legal Families Atlas

Syria

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