Swiss Code of Obligations

Swiss Code of Obligations
Ratified30 March 1911
Date effective1 January 1912 (current version as of 1 April 2020)
LocationSR220
Author(s)Walther Munzinger, Heinrich Fick
PurposeRegulates 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 joint-stock companies (Aktiengesellschaft or SA). It was first adopted in 1911 (effective since 1 January 1912).

The code of obligations is a portion of the private law (SR/RS 2) of the internal Swiss law. 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.

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