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Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.
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Napoleonic Code
French civil code established in 1804
The Napoleonic Code, officially the Civil Code of the French, is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804 and still in force in France, although heavily and frequently amended since its inception. Although Napoleon himself was not directly involved…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Civil law (legal system)
Legal system originating in Western Europe
Civil law is a legal system rooted in the Roman Empire and was comprehensively codified and disseminated starting in the 19th century, most notably with France's Napoleonic Code (1804) and Germany's Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (1900). Unlike common law systems, which rely heavily on…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)