HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Napoleonic Code
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Catholic Code
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French Bill of Rights
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Equal Rights Legislation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Enacted on March 21, 1804, the resulting Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. The Civil Code (renamed the Code Napoleon in 1807) addressed mainly matters relating to property and families.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Civil Code was brought out in 1804, and different codes were adopted such as Civil procedure, Code of criminal Procedure, Penal Code and a Commercial Code. Laws of Napoleon guaranteed civil equality, religious toleration, equality of inheritance and the trial by Jury.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Civil Code of 1804 – usually known as the Napoleonic Code, secured the right to property, established equality before the law, and removed all privileges based on birth. To the regions under French control, this Napoleonic Code was exported.