The Civil Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan approved according to the law numbered 779 IQ dated 28 December 1999:
The purpose of the Civil Code, is to ensure the freedom of the civil relationships on the basis of equality of the parties without prejudice to the rights of third parties.
At the same time, the Code is regulated by the use of natural resources, environmental protection, civil law relations and other legislative acts.
Intergovernmental agreements maintained by the Republic of Azerbaijan are applied directly to the civil legal relations (except for the cases when application of international agreement requires adoption of internal legal acts) regulated by the Civil Code.
