Civil Code of the French
Also known as French civil Code, Code Napoléon, Napoleonic Code
civil code of 1804
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The Civil Code of 1804, also known as the Napoleonic Code, was a comprehensive set of laws created in France that standardized legal rules across the country for matters like property, contracts, and family relations. It became influential far beyond France, shaping legal systems in many other countries and establishing principles of civil law that remain important to this day.
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- Speyer, Historical Museum of the Palatinate - Code civil des Français.jpg
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- short name
- C. civ.
- point in time
- 1804-00-00
- start time
- 1804-00-00
- Commons category
- Code Napoléon
- work available at URL
- www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/texte_lc/LEGITEXT000006070721
- publication date
- 1804-03-21
- native label
- Code Napoléon
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