Contemporary Primary Sources :: Legislation :: 16 Jumādā I 1263 / 30 April 1847
Presiden Republik Indonesia, Posted by Daniel Peterson, 12 November 2015
The Indonesian Civil Code originates from the Dutch colonial civil code, Staatsblaad No. 23 of 1847. It is cited in occasional religious court decisions, sometimes in reference to the freedom of contract, guaranteed by art 1338.
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