General Law

Universal succession

0378-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026


Universal succession is the accrual by law of a whole, an embodiment of various rights (and obligations) to a new bearer.

Deutsch

Gesamtrechtsnachfolge 0378-de

Die Gesamtrechtsnachfolge (Universalsukzession) ist das Anfallen einer Gesamtheit, eines Inbegriffs von verschiedenartigen Rechten (und Pflichten) von Gesetzes wegen an einen neuen Träger.

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