Ordonnance civile de 1667

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Ordonnance civile de 1667 is a major 17th-century French royal ordinance that reformed and standardized civil procedure under Louis XIV, forming a key foundation of modern French civil law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French royal ordinance
legal text
source of law
aimsTo reform administration of justice
standardize civil procedure in France
alsoKnownAs Code Louis
Ordonnance civile touchant la réformation de la justice
appliesTo civil justice
civil procedure
country France
follows Ordonnance de Moulins
Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts
surface form: Ordonnance de Villers-Cotterêts
hasEffect greater formalization of written procedure
reduction of local customary variations in procedure
strengthening of royal control over justice
unification of procedural rules across French provinces
hasPart articles
titles
hasSubject appeals
civil courts
competence of courts
conciliation attempts
costs of proceedings
court registers
default judgments
discipline of officers of justice
enforcement of judgments
execution against property
expert reports
formalities of judgments
judicial organization
judicial records
jurisdictional conflicts
nullities of procedure
oaths
prescription
procedure in first instance
procedure on appeal
production of documents
publication of ordinances
publicity of judgments
registration of acts
role of judges
role of parties
rules of evidence
seizure of goods
service of process
time limits in procedure
witness testimony
written pleadings
written procedure
influenced French Code of Civil Procedure
surface form: Code de procédure civile de 1806

French civil procedure
continental civil procedure
modern French civil law
language French
legalStatus fundamental text of Ancien Régime civil procedure
legalSystem Ancien Régime law
partOf reforms of Louis XIV
promulgatedBy French Crown
Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV
timePeriod 17th century

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Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign) hasAlternativeName Ordonnance civile de 1667
subject surface form: Code Louis
Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign) hasPart Ordonnance civile de 1667
subject surface form: Code Louis
Ordonnance sur la procédure criminelle partOf Ordonnance civile de 1667
this entity surface form: réformes judiciaires de Louis XIV