Question

What are the main features of the Napoleonic code? (French revolution)

Answer 1

The main features of the Napoleonic Codes are as follows:

• The Napoleonic code abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.
• Napoleon simplified administrative divisions
• The Code established the supremacy of the husband over his wife and children
• The code also prohibited judges from refusing justice on grounds of insufficiency of the law, thereby encouraging them to interpret the law

There were 4 main features of Napoleonic code