CIVIL LAW
Civil law is one of the branches of law that deals with issues related to persons, society, property, obligations, and contracts.
Objective of civil law
Civil law is a branch of law that regulates relations between individuals in fundamental aspects of everyday life. Its purpose is to guarantee rights and obligations in areas such as:
- Persons: It deals with the civil status, legal capacity and rights of individuals.
- Family: Regulates family relationships, such as marriage, divorce, parental authority and adoptions.
- Property and Property: Deals with rights over property, such as possession, ownership and usufruct.
- Obligations and contracts: Establishes the rules for agreements and obligations between parties.
- Successions: Regulates inheritance, wills and distribution of assets after the death of a person.
Characteristics of civil law
Civil law has several characteristics that distinguish it within the legal sphere. Some of these are:
Areas of application where civil law can be found
Civil status and rights of individuals: Regulates the recognition of legal personality. Includes aspects related to name, nationality, domicile, and personality rights (such as physical and moral integrity).
- Family: Addresses family relationships such as marriage, divorce, filiation, adoption, and rights and obligations between parents and children.
- Obligations and contracts: Regulates legal obligations between parties, including the conclusion, performance, and termination of contracts (such as sales, leases, or loans).
- Property and real rights: Defines ownership, possession, and other real rights over movable and immovable property, as well as their limitations.
- Inheritance: Establishes rules on inheritance, wills, and procedures for the distribution of property after a person’s death.
- Civil liability: Regulates the obligation to compensate for damages caused to third parties, whether contractual or non-contractual.
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It is the branch of law that regulates personal, property and contractual relationships between individuals.
Covers personal rights, family, contracts, inheritance and civil liability.
When you have legal problems regarding contracts, property, divorce, inheritance or lawsuits.
Represent you in legal disputes, advise you and defend your rights in court.
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