1844 · Civil codes

Serbian Civil Code

Serbia

Serbia's first civil code, adopted in the principality of Serbia.

Why it matters

It shows how the Austrian code travelled south-east into the Balkans.

Built on

1811

Austrian General Civil Code (ABGB)

Austria

closely modelled on the Austrian code

Went on to shape

No later text on this timeline is recorded as built on it.

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Serbia

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