Napoleonic era Society

French Civil Code of 1804

The webinar discusses the prehistory of the French Civil Code, its drafting and adoption, its contents, and the history of its immense influence on the laws of other nations around the globe. Also, images of early editions of the French Civil Code and the codes of law it influenced from the Law Library’s collections, including its first publication in France, and then its appearance in select other nations over time.

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2021/05/french-civil-code-of-1804-images-from-the-foreign-and-comparative-law-webinar-by-nicolas-boring/