The aim of this diploma paper isto introduce and outline the main features and special characteristics of the General Civil Code developement. The process of making began in 1753. at the initiative of Mary Teresa and in 1811. entered the Habsburg Monarchy area. It was called general because it was valid for all citizens, the vision was to create a unique law that would apply equally to the population living in big cities and those living in villages. If we analyze the lawmaker's practice, we see that the law is certainly one of the basic platforms of today's civil rights. The Code was adopted in Serbia, but with certain amendments. The general civil code consists of three parts, and the first amendment happened in 1914., the second took place in 1915. and the third one in 1916. They tried to outdone the obsolete civic codex to meet the economic, social and legal needs and demands of today. Much of the work is devoted to the introduction of the General Civil Code in the territory of the present Republic of Croatia and the amendment of the Code. It was introduced in Croatia during Bach's absolutism. There are five different periods, each of which is marked by a different state-law status. The first period is the inclusion of Croatia into the Habsburg Monarchy. The second one was marked by the inclusion of Croatia in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, while the third one marked the period of World War II. The fourth period includes Croatia as part of the socialist Yugoslavia system, and the last (present) one is marked by the independece of Croatian Republic.