Swiss Code of Obligations

Swiss Code of Obligations
Swiss Code of Obligations
Ratified	30 March 1911
Date effective	1 January 1912 (current version as of 1 April 2020)
Location	SR220
Author(s)	Walther Munzinger, Heinrich Fick
Purpose	Regulates contract law and corporations

The Swiss Code of Obligations (SR/RS 22, German: Obligationenrecht; French: Code des obligations; Italian: Diritto delle obbligazioni; Romansh: Dretg d'obligaziuns), the 5th part of the Swiss civil code, is a federal law that regulates contract law and corporations (Aktiengesellschaft). It was first adopted in 1911 (effective since 1 January 1912).^[1]^[2]

The code of obligations is a portion of the private law (SR/RS 2) of the internal Swiss law.^[3] It is also known by its full name as Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations).

Swiss law is often used to regulate international contracts, as it is deemed neutral with respect to the parties.^[4]

^ "SR 22 Zivilgesetzbuch" (official website) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland. 10 September 1916. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^ "SR 220 Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations) of 30 March 1911 (Status as of 1 July 2016)" (official website). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Council. 10 September 1916. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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^ Schneider, Michael E.; Mathias, Scherer. "Switzerland" (PDF). FIDIC: An Analysis of International Construction Contracts. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[1] "SR 22 Zivilgesetzbuch" (official website) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland. 10 September 1916. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[SR220-2] "SR 220 Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (Part Five: The Code of Obligations) of 30 March 1911 (Status as of 1 July 2016)" (official website). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Council. 10 September 1916. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

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[4] Schneider, Michael E.; Mathias, Scherer. "Switzerland" (PDF). FIDIC: An Analysis of International Construction Contracts. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

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