Napoleon appointed a commission in 1800 to compile the Napoleonic Code, which assimilated private law in France governing transactions between individuals based on a revised version of Roman civil law. The Napoleonic Code served as a prototype for subsequent codes in the 19th century and included the Code of Civil Procedure, Commercial Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Penal Code promulgated by Napoleon.
Napoleon appointed a commission in 1800 to compile the Napoleonic Code, which assimilated private law in France governing transactions between individuals based on a revised version of Roman civil law. The Napoleonic Code served as a prototype for subsequent codes in the 19th century and included the Code of Civil Procedure, Commercial Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Penal Code promulgated by Napoleon.
Napoleon appointed a commission in 1800 to compile the Napoleonic Code, which assimilated private law in France governing transactions between individuals based on a revised version of Roman civil law. The Napoleonic Code served as a prototype for subsequent codes in the 19th century and included the Code of Civil Procedure, Commercial Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Penal Code promulgated by Napoleon.
commission of four persons to undertake the task of compiling the Napoleonic Code Assimilated the private law of France - the law governing transactions and relationships between individuals A revised version of the Roman law or Civil Law, which predominated in Europe The Napoleonic Code served as the prototype for subsequent codes during the nineteenth century Napoleon promulgated… • the Code of Civil Procedure (1807) • the Commercial Code (1808) • the Code of Criminal Procedure (1811) • the Penal Code (1811)