The Civil Code

The Civil Code of Costa Rica  

The Civil Code in any Civil Law country such as Costa Rica is made up of the core laws compiling within it such laws as the law of contracts, property law, personal injury, and inheritance. 

The Civil Code is based on the French Napoleonic Code which was passed in 1804 after the French revolutions.   The French Code was very influential because it was adopted by many countries which had been under French rule during the era of Napoleon such as Italy and Spain. 

The Costa Rican Civil Code used in Costa Rica was adopted from the Civil Code of Spain. 

The Costa Rican Civil Code is divided into the following categories.  Click on the link below to see the full text  [in Spanish] of each of the four sections below. 

BOOK  I    The Law of Persons. 

BOOK II  The Law of Things   (property rights)

 BOOK  III.   The Law of Obligations  

BOOK  IV    The Law of Contracts.    

CODIGO CIVIL DE COSTA RICA 

LIBRO   I     De Las Personas 

LIBRO   II     De Los Bienes y De La Extension y Modificaciones de La Propiedad 

LIBRO  III     De Las Obligaciones 

LIBRO  IV      De Los Contratos y Cuasi Contratos, y de Los Delitos y Cuasi Delitos com Causa de Obligaciones Civiles