Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign)
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Code Louis was a comprehensive 17th-century codification of French civil and criminal law issued under Louis XIV that aimed to standardize and centralize legal practice across his kingdom.
Aliases (1)
- Code Louis ×50
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French legal code
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early modern codification → legal code → |
| aimedTo |
centralize royal justice
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limit the autonomy of local customary law → reduce regional legal diversity → standardize legal practice in France → |
| appliesFrom |
late 17th century
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| appliesToTerritory |
French provinces
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French royal domain → metropolitan France → |
| appliesUntil |
French Revolution
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| country |
Kingdom of France
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| describedAs |
comprehensive codification of French civil and criminal law
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| draftedUnderAuthorityOf |
Louis XIV
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| fieldOfWork |
civil law
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civil procedure → court procedure → criminal law → judicial organization → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ordonnance civile de 1667
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Ordonnance civile de Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye → Ordonnance civile touchant la réformation de la justice → |
| hasName |
Code Louis
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| hasPart |
Ordonnance civile de 1667
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Ordonnance criminelle de 1670 → Ordonnance sur la procédure civile → Ordonnance sur la procédure criminelle → |
| historicalContext |
centralization of the French monarchy under Louis XIV
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| inception |
1667
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| influenced |
Napoleonic Code
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later French procedural law → |
| issuedBy |
Louis XIV
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| language |
French
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| legalSystem |
Ancien Régime law
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| locationOfPromulgation |
Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye
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| namedAfter |
Louis XIV
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| partOf |
legal reforms of Louis XIV
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| promulgatedBy |
Louis XIV
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| publicationDate |
1667
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1670 → |
| regulates |
appeals procedures
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civil procedure in royal courts → criminal procedure in royal courts → evidence rules → judicial records and registers → jurisdiction of courts → |
| replacedBy |
Napoleonic Code
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| subjectHasRole |
instrument of royal absolutism
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| timePeriod |
17th century
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Louis XIV of France
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