1st Edition

The French Civil Code

By Jean-Louis Halperin Copyright 2006
128 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

136 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

128 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

This book charts the formation of the French Civil Code, examining both its public and private effects. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, French private law was very different in the various parts of the country. In northern and central France, there were as many as sixty-five general customs in force, as well as over three hundred local customs, often differing from them in detail.... Read more
The Genesis of the Code Civil, Law for Fathers, Law for Property Owners, Interpretation of the Code 1804-1904, The View of Historians, The Code at Home and Abroad

Biography

Jean-Louis Halpérin