Croatia
| Legal system family | Civil law + Socialist law |
| How the law works | Based on the Germanic Civil Law. The German and Austrian legal systems largely influence the Croatian legal system. It is significantly influenced by the Civil Code of the Austrian Empire from 1811, known in Croatia as "General Civil Law" ("Opći građanski zakon"). OGZ was in force from 1853 to 1946. After the World War II, Croatia became a member of the Yugoslav Federation, which enacted in 1946 the "Law on immediate voiding of regulations passed before April 6, 1941, and during the enemy occupation" ("Zakon o nevaženju pravnih proposal donesenih prije 6. travnja 1941. i za vrijeme neprijateljske okupacije"). By this law, OGZ was declared invalid in its entirety, but the implementation of certain of its legal provisions was approved. During the post-War era, the Croatian legal system became influenced by elements of the socialist law. Croatian civil law was pushed aside, and norms of public law and the legal regulation of social ownership were adopted. After Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991, the previous legal system served as the basis for drafting new laws. "The Law on Obligations" ("Zakon o obveznim odnosima") was enacted in 2005. Today, Croatia as a European Union member state implements elements of the EU acquis into its legal system. |
| Form of government | republic |
| Constitution | – |
| Legislature | Parliament of Croatia |
| Highest court | – |
| Head of state | Zoran Milanović |
| Head of government | Andrej Plenković |
| Age of majority | 18 |
| Minimum marriage age | 18 |
| Retirement age | – |
| Official languages | Croatian |
| Capital | Zagreb |
| Continent | Europe |
| Population | 3,871,833 |
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