WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleonic Code, French Code Napoléon, French civil code enacted on March 21, 1804, and still extant, with revisions. It was the main influence on the 19th-century civil codes of most countries of continental Europe and Latin America.

Detailed explanation-2: -The code removed all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property, simplified, administrative divisions, abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues. Guild system was removed and transport and communication system improved.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 21 March 1804, the Council consolidated all the laws into a single body of law called the Code Civil des Francais or the Civil Code of 1804. In Napoleon’s honour, the Civil Code’s name was changed to the Napoleonic Code in 1807.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Napoleonic Code, also known as the French Civil Code or 1804 Code, is a French civil code that was established in 1804 by the French Consulate and is still in effect today, although is often revised. It was drafted by a commission of four distinguished jurists and became effective on March 21, 1804.

Detailed explanation-5: -This law removed all privileges based on birth. It secured the right to property and established equality for everyone before the law.