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The Civil Code of Argentina dates from 1869 , and reflects the influence of Continental Law and the liberal principles of the 18th Century that were the basis of the ''French Civil Code'' better known as the Napoleonic Code , that was the model to legislation in countries of the Americas that had been part of France , Spain or Portugal . The authorship of the original Civil Code corresponds to Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield . It suffered several Amendment s, the most important of which was by the Law 17711 in 1968 .

It is divided into two preliminary titles, four books and a complementary title.
The first of the preliminary titles contains the general theory of the law, and the second refers to the way of counting legal periods of time. The complementary title establishes transitory rules concerning the effect of the Code on existing rights.

The first book deals with individual and family relations. The second book deals with personal rights within civil relations; it is subdivided in three sections concerning, respectively: obligations in general and their extinction; legal facts and legal acts and contractual obligations. The third book deals with real estate rights. The fourth book contains common provisions related to books one and two, it regulates transfer Rights including Succession ; Privilege s; and Prescription as a way of acquisition or loss of rights.


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