Czech law is the legal system of the Czech Republic, a Civil law jurisdiction. It can be grouped within the Germanic continental legal culture. Originally descended from the Austrian Civil Code (1811), influenced by German (1939–45) and Soviet (1947–89) legal codes during occupation periods, and from 1989 it is being substantially reformed.
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