네덜란드 신민법전의 의의와 특색

This article considers the meaning and characteristics of New Civil Code of Netherlands. The Old Civil Code of Netherlands was effective in 1838, and it had many similar rules to the Civil Code of France. The necessity for New Civil Code after World War II had increased in Netherlands so that Professor Meijers took over the revision of Old Civil Code. The New Civil Code of Netherlands was effective on January 1, 1992. The New Civil Code of Netherlands does not have a key role in international transaction of Korea but in academia. There are some reasons for this : It is the result of the most recent revision by largest size and its contents have noticeable characteristics. That is, the current revision focused on international transaction and transaction within Europe. It pursues New Civil Code that meets the problems of modern society. In addition, the current revision has many regulations for consumer protect. Furthermore, New Civil Code of Netherlands can be a result of comparative laws, e.g., BGB and common law, and CISG etc. It also has a relationship with movements of private law unification and of edition of the European contracts law. We can obtain many suggestions and new insight from prospects to the future of Korean law through research of New Civil Code of Netherlands. This article considers the history of Netherlands law, the structure and characteristics of New Civil Code of Netherlands.