Legal capacity
0660-en RE320 Civil Code (ZGB) As of 11.07.2026
Legal capacity is the legally recognised possibility of being the bearer of rights and obligations. The child that has been conceived but not yet born has legal capacity.
Deutsch
Rechtsfähigkeit 0660-de
Die Rechtsfähigkeit ist die rechtlich anerkannte Möglichkeit, Träger von Rechten und Pflichten zu sein. Bedingt rechtsfähig ist das gezeugte, aber noch nicht geborene Kind.
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