What was the significance of the napoleonic code?

Answer 1

The Napoleonic Code, or Code Napoleon is the French civil code, established under Napoléon I in 1804. The code forbids privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified. Brought into law on March 21st 1804. The Code, with its stress on clearly written and accessible law, was a major step in establishing the rule of law. Historians call it 'one of the few documents which have influenced the whole world'.

Answer 2

NoveNet Answer: It was the set of civil laws that set forth many of the basic rights of citizens.

The law was published.

The law was without religious taint.

The law was uniform accross boundaries.

Answer 3

It was the set of civil laws that set forth many of the basic rights of citizens.

Answer 4

It created a written and accessible law.