# 民法 / Civil Code — 第千一条 (Article 1001)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第千一条 (Article 1001)（債権の遺贈の物上代位） — address `art-1001`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1001
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1001
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### 第千一条（債権の遺贈の物上代位） — (Extension of a Security Interest to the Proceeds of a Legacy Constituting a Claim)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-1001 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1001 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1001</sup>

    **第一項**  債権を遺贈の目的とした場合において、遺言者が弁済を受け、かつ、その受け取った物がなお相続財産中に在るときは、その物を遺贈の目的としたものと推定する。
    <sup>art-1001/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1001/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1001/par-1</sup>
    In the event that a claim has been made the object of a legacy, if the testator has received payment or delivery in respect of that claim and a thing so received is among the estate, that thing is presumed to have been made the object of that legacy.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  金銭を目的とする債権を遺贈の目的とした場合においては、相続財産中にその債権額に相当する金銭がないときであっても、その金額を遺贈の目的としたものと推定する。
    <sup>art-1001/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1001/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1001/par-2</sup>
    If money is the object of a claim that has been made the object of a legacy, that money is presumed to have been made the object of the legacy even if funds equivalent to that claim are not among the estate.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4275/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11