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Controlled the local customs before the Code (hint: think status)
People in power
What did it do to the law system of France (and across its colonies)?
unified them
This Canadian province uses a code based on it
Quebec
Abolished this old system
Serfdom/ feudal system
Whose privileges were replaced and by which class?
What about the way it was written, was the Code known for?
its clarity (accessibility)
What is primogeniture and did the Code encourage it?
Eldest son receives all the inheritance.
No, encouraged to divide inheritance between all sons.
Laws could be only could only be applied in this form
written
Enacted on this date (date, month and year)
March 21, 1804
Divided into what 4 types of laws?
Commercial, criminal, property, and family law