Code Louis

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Code Louis is the name given to the 1667 French civil ordinance issued under Louis XIV that significantly reformed and standardized civil procedure in the kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French royal ordinance
civil procedure code
legal code
aimedAt reformation of justice
appliesTo civil justice
civil procedure
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateIssued 1667
draftedUnder Jean-Baptiste Colbert NERFINISHED
followedBy Code de procédure civile (1806) NERFINISHED
geographicScope most of the Kingdom of France
hasNickname Code Louis
hasSection provisions on appeals
provisions on execution of judgments
provisions on jurisdiction
provisions on procedure at first instance
hasTitle Ordonnance civile touchant la réformation de la justice NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime NERFINISHED
influenced codification of civil procedure in Europe
later French procedural law
inForceIn Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED
issuedBy Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
language French
legalStatus ordinance
legalSystem civil law
namedAfter Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
partOf legal reforms of Louis XIV
predecessor diverse customary procedural rules in France
promulgatedBy Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
purpose reform of civil procedure
standardization of civil procedure
unification of judicial practice in France
regulates appeal procedures
civil court procedure
conduct of civil trials
deadlines in civil litigation
evidentiary rules in civil cases
service of process
written pleadings
reignOf Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
subjectMatter appeals in civil matters
civil courts
evidence in civil cases
jurisdiction of civil courts
lawsuits
typeOfReform centralization of justice
standardization of court practice
year 1667

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