The Napoleonic Code
The 1804 Napoleonic Code influenced civil law codes across the globe. It was very influential in developing countries outside Europe, especially in the Middle East.
- It replaced the fragmented laws of pre-revolutionary France.
- It recognised the principles of civil liberty, equality before the law for men (not for women in the same sense), and the state's secular character.
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