General Law

Good faith

0403-en RE320 Civil Code (ZGB) As of 11.07.2026


Good faith (bona fides) is the innocent ignorance of a defect with regard to the acquisition or existence of a right.

Deutsch

Guter Glaube 0403-de

Der gute Glaube (bona fides) ist das schuldlose Nichtkennen eines Mangels in Bezug auf einen Rechtserwerb oder Rechtsbestand.

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