New Japanese Civil Code

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In order to set forth the characteristics of the Japanese Civil Code, it will be useful, first of all, briefly to explain the causes which led to the codification, and give a short sketch of the history of its compilation. The causes which led to the reform and codification of the civil law are principally two.