Code civil
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The Code civil is the foundational French civil code established under Napoleon in 1804, which systematically governs private law matters such as contracts, property, and family relations and has influenced many legal systems worldwide.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Code civil des Français | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French legislation
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civil code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Code Napoléon
NERFINISHED
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Napoleonic Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | private law ⓘ |
| codificationType | systematic codification of private law ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1804-03-21 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Commission of jurists appointed by Napoleon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceIn | Metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmendment |
major reforms of family law in the 20th century
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reforms of obligations law in the 21st century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I: Des personnes
NERFINISHED
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Book II: Des biens et des différentes modifications de la propriété ⓘ Book III: Des différentes manières dont on acquiert la propriété NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Belgian Civil Code
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Dutch Civil Code (old) NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Civil Code (1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Civil Code (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ civil codes in Latin America ⓘ civil codes in North Africa ⓘ civil codes in the Middle East ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ancien Régime customary law
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Enlightenment legal thought ⓘ Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFoundationFor | modern French civil law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (with amendments) ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | continental European civil law ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Code civil des Français NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
legal certainty
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unification of private law in France ⓘ |
| regulates |
contracts
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family law ⓘ obligations ⓘ property law ⓘ real rights ⓘ successions ⓘ |
| subjectOf | French private law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1804 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Code civil des Français
subject surface form:
Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis
this entity surface form:
Code civil des Français