Napoleon's Code

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal code
gptkbp:addresses civil rights
gptkbp:amends multiple times
gptkbp:associated_with the Enlightenment
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:controversy legal historians
gptkbp:createdBy Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:divisions three books
gptkbp:established the_French_legislature
gptkbp:establishedIn 1804
gptkbp:historicalSite legal evolution
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gptkbp:includes family law
contract law
property rights
gptkbp:influenced civil law systems
legal codes in other countries
Roman_law
the_Louisiana_Civil_Code
gptkbp:is_a modern constitutions
gptkbp:is_a_document_that the Napoleonic era
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of legal philosophy
French_identity
French_legal_history
gptkbp:is_a_model_for legal reform
legal clarity
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for legal education
modern legal systems
civil law tradition
gptkbp:is_a_source_of legal principles
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of legal scholarship
gptkbp:is_characterized_by clarity and accessibility
gptkbp:is_essential_for codification of laws
gptkbp:is_known_for individual rights
its systematic approach
gptkbp:is_part_of Napoleonic_reforms
gptkbp:is_recognized_for its impact on legal thought
gptkbp:is_referenced_in international law
legal literature
law reform initiatives
legal drafting
gptkbp:is_used_in court cases
many jurisdictions worldwide
the_UCC_(Uniform_Commercial_Code)
gptkbp:legalStatus commercial transactions
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Napoleon's_regime
gptkbp:previousName Code Napoléon
gptkbp:products gptkb:the_French_Revolution
gptkbp:promotes equality before the law
gptkbp:replacedBy customary law
gptkbp:taught law schools
gptkbp:traditions civil rights protection