Civil Code of Egypt (document, Arabic)

Civil Code of Egypt_Arabic.pdf

Resource Type

Corpus of Laws

Publication Year

1970

Author(s)

Language

Arabic-Shami/Standard (العربية)

The Civil Code of Egypt of 1949 with amendments through 1970.

Contents

Preliminary Part: General Provisions

Chapter 1: The Law and Its Application
- Section 1: The Law and the Right
- Section 2: Application of the Law
Chapter 2: Persons
- Section 1: Natural Person
- Section 2: Juridical Person: Definition of Juridical Person
- Section 3: Legal Person: Rights of the Legal Person
- Section 4: Legal Person: Associations
- Section 5: Legal Person: Corporations/Institutions
- Section 6: Legal Person: Common Provisions for Associations and Institutions
Chapter 3: Classifications of Things and Property

Part One: Obligations or Personal Rights

Book One: Obligations in General

Chapter 1: Sources of Obligation
- Section 1: Contract
- Section 2: Unilateral Will
- Section 3: Tort (Unlawful Act)
- Section 4: Unjust Enrichment
- Section 5: The Law
Chapter 2: Effects of Obligations
- Section 1: Specific Performance
- Section 2: Performance by Way of Compensation (Damages)
- Section 3: Means of Securing Creditors' Rights - Means of Enforcement and Means of Security
Chapter 3: Modifications Affecting the Effects of Obligations
- Section 1: Condition and Terms
- Section 2: Plurality of the Object of the Obligation
- Section 3: Plurality of Parties to the Obligation
Chapter 4: Transfer of Obligations
- Section 1: Assignment of Rights
- Section 2: Assignment of Debt
Chapter 5: Extinction of Obligations
- Section 1: Performance (Payment)
- Section 2: Extinction of Obligations by Means Equivalent to Performance
- Section 3: Extinction of Obligations Without Performance
Chapter 6: Proof of Obligations
- Section 1: Proof by Writing
- Section 2: Proof by Testimony (Oral Evidence)
- Section 3: Presumptions
- Section 4: Admission (Acknowledgement)
- Section 5: Oath

Book Two: Nominated (Named) Contracts

Chapter 1: Contracts Relating to Property Ownership
- Section 1: Sale
- Section 2: Barter (Exchange)
- Section 3: Donation
- Section 4: Partnership
- Section 5: Loan and Perpetual Income
- Section 6: Settlement (Reconciliation)
Chapter 2: Contracts Concerning the Use of Property
- Section 1: Lease
- Section 2: Loan for Use (Commodatum)
Chapter 3: Contracts for Work
- Section 1: Contracting and Public Utility Undertakings
- Section 2: Employment Contract
- Section 3: Agency
- Section 4: Deposit
- Section 5: Receivership
Chapter 4: Aleatory Contracts
- Section 1: Gambling and Wagering
- Section 2: Life Annuity
- Section 3: Insurance Contract
Chapter 5: Suretyship
- Section 1: Essential Elements of Suretyship
- Section 2: Effects of Suretyship

Part Two: Rights in Rem

Book Three: Original Rights in Rem

Chapter 1: Rights of Ownership
- Section 1: Ownership in General
- Section 2: Modes of Acquisition of Ownership
Chapter 2: Rights Derived from Ownership
- Section 1: Usufruct, Right of Use, and Right of Habitation
- Section 2: Rights Leaseholder (Ḥikr)
- Section 3: Right of Easement

Book Four: Rights in Rem as Security (Real Security Rights)

Chapter 1: Mortgage
- Section 1: Creation of Mortgage
- Section 2: Effects of the Mortgage
- Section 3: Extinction of Mortgage
Chapter 2: Right of Judicial Lien (Right of Attachement)
- Section 1: Establishment of the Right of Judicial Lien
- Section 2: Effects, Reduction, and Extinction of the Right of Judicial Lien
Chapter 3: Pledge (Possessory Mortgage)
- Section 1: Essential Elements of the Pledge
- Section 2: Effects of the Pledge of Possession
- Section 3: Extinction of the Pledge
- Section 4: Certain Types of Pledge
Chapter 4: Privileges (Preferential Rights)
- Section 1: General Provisions
- Section 2: Types of Privileges (Preferential Rights)

Source: WIPO (document source)

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