Civil Code of Indonesia

Civil Code of Indonesia
Civil Code of Indonesia
States General of the Netherlands
	Long title Burgerlijk Wetboek voor Indonesië; Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Perdata; ;
Citation	Staatsblad No. 23 of 1847
Territorial extent	Indonesia
Enacted by	States General of the Netherlands
Royal assent	30 April 1847
Commenced	1 January 1848
	Status: In force

The Civil Code of Indonesia (Dutch: Burgerlijk Wetboek van Indonesië, BW), commonly known in Indonesian as Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Perdata (lit. 'Law Book of Civil Code', derived from Dutch), abbreviated as KUH Perdata), were laws and regulations that form the basis of civil law in Indonesia. Civil law in Indonesia originates from Napoleonic Law, and is codified through Staatsblaad number 23 of 1847.

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