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Napoleonic Code

Luke Spence Audience

The Napoleonic Code is a major legal document that provided the French people with many basic rights and liberties. From the document it says, “Every Frenchman shall enjoy civil rights” (Napoleonic Code). The audience of the Code was very obviously the people of France. The code came about by Napoleon after the French Revolution to provide his new subjects with more freedom. By giving the people more freedom Napoleon not only fulfilled the goals of the French Revolution he also made the people love him. In regards to the book the Code represents very old fashioned laws and customs that many in the south would support (A Streetcar). Also the state of Louisiana is heavily influenced by the Code and many of its laws stem from the Code (Napoleonic Code).

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"Napoleonic Code." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. Luke Spence Cultural The Napoleonic Code definitely represents a very traditional culture. Specifically the code shares many of the same values that would have been common in the South. An example of this is one of the laws within the Code stating, “The husband owes protection to his wife, the wife obedience to her husband”(Napoleonic Code). Tradition is not a bad thing but forcing a wife to be obedient is extremely old fashioned. However, seeing that the book takes place in New Orleans it makes sense that Southern traditions and the French influence of the region would come into play (A Streetcar). Culturally the Napoleonic Code is like the written social code of the South. "A Streetcar Named Desire." All Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.

"Napoleonic Code." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.

Samantha Pederson Aim

The Napoleonic Code was created after the French Revolution in 1804. After the French Revolution, the new emperor Napoleon Bonaparte faced a big job of fixing the outdated legal system. “The civil code gave post-revolutionary France its first coherent set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family, and individual rights” (Napoleonic Code approved in France). The goal of the Napoleonic Code was to create laws that were easily understood by all citizens. The Napoleonic Code was able to do just that and still exist to today with some revisions. The Napoleonic Code was aimed towards the French but was “adopted with a pan-European scope and it strongly influenced the law of many countries” (Napoleonic code). The new laws were easily understandable and were widely accepted. The original aim was to create simple laws for France but soon became a basis for a majority of European countries.

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Daniel Historical

Before the French Revolution, France had no single set of laws. This fact made the legal system confusing, and often contradictory. When Napoleon came to power in 1799, he created a commission of 4 jurists to recreate and complete the code that was first presented in 1791. The code was loosely based on Justinians sixth century codification of the Roman law, called the Corpus Iuris Civilis, although it included a lot of the customs the French recognized as legitimate law at the time. The code granted some protection for the rights of many of the individuals in the nation but was still a European style governing system by nature. Ultimately, this new system would make the laws of France clearer and more accessible leading many historians to say it was a positive for the nation of France.

"Napoleonic Code approved in France — History.com This Day in History — 3/21/1804." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.

"Napoleonic code." Princeton University - Welcome. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.