General Civil Code for All the German Hereditary Provinces of the Austrian Monarchy Volume 1

General Civil Code For All The German Hereditary Provinces Of The Austrian Monarchy by Joseph M. Chevalier de Winiewarter. This edition presents the Austrian civil code compiled under Emperor Francis I, published in Vienna in 1866. The work lays out the comprehensive statutory framework governing private law in the Austrian territories, organized into three Parts: rights of persons; rights to things; and dispositions common to both. It opens with the Imperial Patent of introduction and an introduction on the civil laws, then proceeds to detail the rights and duties of individuals, including foundational topics such as citizenship, marriage, parent–child relations, guardianships and committees, and the civil process. The second Part defines the law governing property and its classifications, possession, real rights, and the acquisition of property by occupancy, delivery, and accession, as well as the right of pledge, easements, inheritance, wills, and succession. The Third Part covers dispositions common to rights of persons and things, including the confirmation and alteration of rights, and finally the prescription and usucaption. The code also addresses contracts, including sale, hire, loan, partnership, and donations, and provides a detailed treatment of foundations, entailments, and legal procedures, remaining a foundational reference for civil law in the historic Austrian realm.