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The Portuguese variant of civil law legal systems is used in various countries and territories around the world, including:




HISTORY


Prior to the approval of the current Civil Code in 1966, Portugal had an ancient legal system based on Roman Law :

  • Codigo Afonsino or Aƒonsinas 1446 (formally 1454 by Pedro, Duke of Coimbra)- local customary laws

  • Codigo Manuelino or Manuelinas 1512-1520 - under Manuel I; modified in 1526, 1533, 1580

  • Philipinas 1603

  • Civil Code and Laws 1643

  • Civil Code 1778

  • Civil Code and Commercial Law 1798

  • New Civil Code or novo Codigo Civil e Criminal 1821 - with revisions in 1826, 1828 and 1835


During Spanish rule, some Spanish laws were incorporated into the ancient Civil Code.

The first modern Civil Code came into effect in 1867.


SEE ALSO


Legal system of Macau