Civil Code of Ukraine

The Civil Code of Ukraine is the main normative legal act of the civil legislation of Ukraine, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 16 January 2003.

The Civil Code of Ukraine is a codified normative act (law) which regulates personal non-property and property relations (civil relations), the participants of which are individuals and legal entities, the State of Ukraine, territorial communities, foreign states and other subjects of public law.

The structure of the Civil Code

Built on the pandect system, the Civil Code of Ukraine consists of six books, delimited by scope:

1. The Book One. General Provisions
   • Chapter 1. Basic Provisions
   • Chapter 2. Individuals
   • Chapter 3. Objects of Civil Rights
   • Chapter 4. Transactions. Representation
   • Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions. Statute of Limitations
2. The Book Two. Personal Intangible Rights of an Individual
3. The Book Three. Ownership and Other Property Rights
   • Chapter 1. Ownership
   • Chapter 2. Proprietary Rights to Another's Property
4. The Book Four. Intellectual Property Rights
5. The Book Five. Law of Obligations
   • Chapter 1. General Provisions on Obligations
   • Chapter 2. General Provisions on Contracts
   • Chapter 3. Certain Types of Obligations
   • Subsection 1. Contractual Obligations (Chapter 54-77)
   • Subsection 2. Non-Contractual Obligations (Chapter 78-83)
6. The Book Six. Inheritance Law

Scope of regulation

In essence and purpose, the Civil Code is a code of private law, ie a leading act in the system of legislation governing relations in the private sphere, its provisions should apply not only to traditional "purely civil" relations, but also to the relations of related parties. Thus, to regulate family relations, when using hired labor, in the areas of natural resources and environmental protection, the norms of the Civil Code are applied in a subsidiary manner, ie in cases where these relations are not regulated by other (special) legislation.

Sources and literature

• The Civil Code of Ukraine Current version.
• The Scientific and Practical Commentary on the Civil Code of Ukraine, in 2 volumes/Edited by O. Dzera, N. Kuznetsova, V. Luts - 5th edition, revised and supplemented - Kyiv : Yurinkom Inter, 2013 - ISBN 978-966-667-442-8.
• Civil Law of Ukraine: Academic course: Textbook in 2 volumes - 2nd edition, supplemented and revised, - Volume 2. Special Part. Kyiv: In Jure Publishing House, 2006.
• Civil law of Ukraine. Contractual and non-contractual obligations: a textbook / Edited by S. Bychkova - Kyiv: KNT, 2006. - 498 p.

References

• The Civil Code of Ukraine 2003 // The Legal Encyclopedia: [in 6 volumes] / editorial staff of Yu. Shemshuchenko (editor in chief) [and others] - Kyiv: M. Bazhan Ukrainian Encyclopedia, 2004. - Volume 6: T - Z. - 768 p. - ISBN 966-7492-06-0.