# 民法 / Civil Code — 第二百八十二条 (Article 282)

- 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: 第二百八十二条 (Article 282)（地役権の不可分性） — address `art-282`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第二百八十二条（地役権の不可分性） — (Indivisibility of Servitudes)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-282 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-282 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-282</sup>

  **第一項**  土地の共有者の一人は、その持分につき、その土地のために又はその土地について存する地役権を消滅させることができない。
  <sup>art-282/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-282/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-282/par-1</sup>
  One of the co-owners of land may not terminate, with respect to that owner's own interest, a servitude that exists on behalf of or in relation to the land.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  土地の分割又はその一部の譲渡の場合には、地役権は、その各部のために又はその各部について存する。ただし、地役権がその性質により土地の一部のみに関するときは、この限りでない。
  <sup>art-282/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-282/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-282/par-2</sup>
  If the land is partitioned or portion of the land is transferred to another person, the servitude exists on behalf of or in relation to the respective portions of the same; provided, however, that this does not apply if the servitude, by its nature, relates only to a portion of the land.
  <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 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