Napoleonic Code
The Mahalo Top 7
- The Napoleon Series: The Civil Code: an Overview
| The Civil Code Index
- Wikipedia: Napoleonic Code
- France Magazine: "The Other Little Red Book" (Summer 2004)
- AFHJ: Origins and impact of the French Civil Code (22.2 KB)
- Cambaceres: His Work: the Civil Law
- Legifrance: Current Edition of the Civil Code of France
- Women's Studies Encyclopedia: France—Code Napoleon
Historical Background
Sources of the Civil Code
- Voltaire Philosophical Dictionary: Customs of Paris
- Wikipedia: Corpus Juris Civilis
- Constitution Society: Complete Translation of Roman Civil law
Drafting and Passage
- 1911 Britannica: Code Napoleon
- Department of Justice of Canada: Preliminary Address on the First Draft of the Civil Code
- European Journal of Law and Economics: Making of the French Civil Code... (November, 2002)
Authors
- International Napoleonic Society: Jean-Etienne Portalis
- SpeedyLook encyclopedia: François Denis Tronchet
- Napoleonica.org: Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Robert Joseph Pothier
- Cambaceres: Jean Jacques Regis De Cambaceres
The Code's Impact
- Canada in the Making: Common Law and Civil Law
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Quebec Civil Code
- Duhaime.org: Quebec's Civil Code
- Wikipedia: Louisiana Law
Napoleonic Code Central Figures
Napoleon Bonaparte
- Mahalo’s Guide to Napoleon Bonaparte
- Wikipedia: Napoleon Bonaparte
- History.com: Napoleon I
- Treasures of Napoleon: Impressions of Napoléon
Jean-Etienne Marie Portalis
- Wikipedia: Jean-Etienne Marie Portalis
- Speedy Look Encyclopedia: Jean-Etienne-Marie Portalis
- 1911 Britannica: Jean-Etienne Marie Portalis
Jean Jacques Regis De Cambaceres
- Wikipedia: Jean Jacques Regis De Cambaceres
- Cambaceres: The Family
- 1911 Britannica: Jean Jacques Regis De Cambaceres
Napoleonic Code Images
- France Magazine: Painting by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, 1883
- Flickr: Napoleonic Code Images
- Yahoo! Images: Napoleonic Code Images
- Google Images: Napoleonic Code Images
- International Napoleonic Society: Napoleon's Personal Copy of the Civil Code
Books and Research
- Google Books: Code Napoleon Books
- Legal Connection: Celebration of the bicentenary of the French Civil Code (March 20, 2004)
- Amazon.com: Code Napoleon; Or, The French Civil Code
- Amazon.com: Civil Code of Lower Canada...
- Amazon.com: The Civil Law Tradition, 3rd Edition...
- Amazon.com: The Code Napoleon and the Common-Law World...
Napoleonic Code Forums and Message Boards
- Armchair General and History.Net: Napoleon the Great? (June 11, 2008)
- Snarky Bastards: Code Napoleon and Common Law (February 25, 2007)
- Left Analysis And Comment: Canada's Napoleonic Code (October 12, 2006)
Napoleonic Code Timeline
- 1800: A commission is appointed to draft the Civil Code on August 13
- 1801: The first part of the Civil Code is rejected by the Tribunate on November 24
- 1802: The Tribunate is reformed on August 3
- 1803-1804: The Civil Code is enacted
- 1804: The Civil Code is published under the name Code civil des Français on March 21
- 1807: The Civil Code of France is renamed to Code Napoleon on September 3
- 1814: Code Napoleon is renamed to Code civil des Français
- 1852: The Civil Code of France is renamed to Code Napoleon on March 27
- 1870: The Napoleonic Code is renamed to Code Civil
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