what was the napoleonic code or the civil code of 1804?

Civil Code/Napoleonic Code (1804)


 Established equality before law.
 Abolished all privileges based on birth.
 Granted the right to property to French citizens.
 Simplified administrative divisions.
 Abolished feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom.
 Removed restrictions on guilds in towns.
 Improved transport and communication.

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 napoleonic code or the civil code of 1804 was introduced by napoleon . according to this :

1. he  secured right to property.

2. he abolished all the privileges based on birth.

3. he established right to equality.

 

hope this helps...

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The Napoleonic Code - or Code Napoléon (originally, the Code civil des français) - is the Frenchcivil code, established under Napoléon I in 1804. The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified.[1]

It was drafted rapidly by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force on 21 March 1804.[1] The Code, with its stress on clearly written and accessible law, was a major step in replacing the previous patchwork of feudal laws. Historian Robert Holtman regards it as one of the few documents that have influenced the whole world.[1]

The Napoleonic Code was not the first legal code to be established in a European country with a civillegal system - it was preceded by the Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilis (Bavaria, 1756), theAllgemeines Landrecht (Prussia, 1794), and the West Galician Code (Galicia, then part of Austria, 1797). It was, however, the first modern legal code to be adopted with a pan-European scope, and it strongly influenced the law of many of the countries formed during and after the Napoleonic Wars.

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With the spread of territories under Napolean's control,he introduced the regions that he had already introduced in France.In the administrative field,he had incorprated revolutionary principles in order to make the system more rational and efficient.This came to be known as the Napoleanic code or the Civil Code of 1804.

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@nithyaxyz Those are the provisions of the Napoleonic code but not it's exact definition.  

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The civil code or the Napoleonic Code of 1804 was introduced by Napoleon Bonaparte in many parts of Europe to maintain its control.Under this code,

  • Feudal system was abolished
  • equality before law was established
  • right to property was given
  • serfdoms and manorial dues was abolished
  • Abolished all privileges based on birth
  • Removed restrictions on guilds in towns.
  • Improved transport and communication
     
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