# 民法 / Civil Code — 第十四節 (Part 3, Chapter 2, Section 14)

- 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: 第十四節 (Part 3, Chapter 2, Section 14) — address `pt-3/ch-2/sec-14`
- Text: the text as amended with effect from 2028-12-23 (On a day set by Cabinet Order, no later than 23 December 2028 — the amending law allows up to 30 months from promulgation. The exact day is not fixed yet.), standing until 2029-06-22 as now scheduled, since the next amendment's day is not fixed — NOT yet in force (revision 20281223_508AC0000000045)
- URL (this text's page, at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-14
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## 第十四節　和解 — Section 14 Settlements
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>pt-3/ch-2/sec-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-14</sup>

### 第六百九十五条（和解） — (Settlements)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-695 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-14#art-695</sup>

    **第一項**  和解は、当事者が互いに譲歩をしてその間に存する争いをやめることを約することによって、その効力を生ずる。
    <sup>art-695/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-14#art-695/par-1</sup>
    A settlement becomes effective when the parties to a dispute promise to settle the dispute through reciprocal concessions.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第六百九十六条（和解の効力） — (Effect of Settlements)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-696 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-14#art-696</sup>

    **第一項**  当事者の一方が和解によって争いの目的である権利を有するものと認められ、又は相手方がこれを有しないものと認められた場合において、その当事者の一方が従来その権利を有していなかった旨の確証又は相手方がこれを有していた旨の確証が得られたときは、その権利は、和解によってその当事者の一方に移転し、又は消滅したものとする。
    <sup>art-696/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045/text/pt-3/ch-2/sec-14#art-696/par-1</sup>
    If it has been acknowledged in a settlement that one of the parties has the rights that are the subject of the dispute or that the other party did not have those rights, and conclusive evidence is then obtained indicating that the first party did not have those rights in the past or that the other party did have those rights, the rights are regarded as either having been transferred to the first party or extinguished in the settlement.
    <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 as 令和八年法律第四十五号 leaves it, from a date not yet fixed (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20281223_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 209 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11