General Law

Power of judgement

0820-en RE320 Civil Code (ZGB) As of 11.07.2026


Judgment is the ability to act rationally. The ability to judge is relative, i.e. always to judge with regard to a certain activity and situation

Deutsch

Urteilsfähigkeit 0820-de

Urteilsfähigkeit ist die Fähigkeit, vernunftgemäss zu handeln. Die Urteilsfähigkeit ist relativ, d. h. immer hinsichtlich einer bestimmten Tätigkeit und Situation zu beurteilen

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