1925 to 1935 · Civil codes

Thai Civil and Commercial Code

Thailand

A single code covering civil and commercial law, drafted by Thai and foreign jurists.

Why it matters

It shows how a country that was never colonised chose and combined foreign models.

Built on

1896 (in force 1900)

German Civil Code (BGB)

Germany

borrowed from the German code

1804

French Civil Code (Napoleonic Code)

France

borrowed from the French code

1907 (in force 1912)

Swiss Civil Code (and Code of Obligations)

Switzerland

drew on the Swiss code

1896 to 1898

Japanese Civil Code

Japan

drew on the Japanese code

Went on to shape

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

Countries in the Legal Families Atlas

Thailand

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